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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (10576)	2/26/2001 4:53:54 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 12823

Growth of home Internet users soared 33% in the last year, spurred on by different ethnic groups, Reuters reported on Friday. reuters.com (Grin and bear it, if posted before. The report states that, in the office, males lead females in penetration... ;) African Americans Lead Web Growth Last updated: 23 Feb 2001 20:43 GMT+00:00 (Reuters) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Growth of home Internet users soared 33 percent in the last year, spurred on by different ethnic groups, according to leading Internet audience measurement service Nielsen//NetRatings. African-Americans led the online growth, jumping 44 percent in the past year to 8.1 million in December 2000 as compared to the same time in 1999. Caucasians surfing the Web rose 32 percent to more than 87.5 million people, representing the largest group online. Hispanics grew 19 percent to more than 4.7 million people, while Asian Americans grew 18 percent to 2.1 million. "Several factors contributed to the healthy growth for the various ethnic groups," said Allen Weiner, vice president of analytical services, NetRatings. "Less costly personal computers and low or no cost ISPs helped bring Web access to more Americans in the past year." - - - - Genders Play Role Reversal Online NEW YORK, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Web surfing between the genders are taking a different turn at home versus at work. According to Nielsen//NetRatings, female surfers are taking a dominant lead at home, surpassing male Internet users with a 51.1 percent penetration in December 2000 as compared to 49.7 percent a year ago. Male surfers at home have declined slightly, comprising 48.9 percent of the Web audience as compared to 50.3 percent in December 1999. In the male dominated office world, men lead the way with a 54.1 percent Web penetration, increasing slightly from 53.9 percent in 1999. Working women's Internet access has barely dropped from 46.1 percent to 45.9 percent. Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, February 2000. Neilsen//NetRatings measures and reports Internet audience behavior based on data collected from 62,000 home users and 8,000 at work users in the U.S and 130,000 international users.