Archive for July, 2008

Internet - Rural vs City

Map of Britain showing online shopping useAn intersting article on the rural versus city debate on use of the web…..

New Hitwise data indicates that people living in Britain’s rural areas tend to out-participate city folk when it comes to online shopping and social networking.

For four weeks, Hitwise UK Research Director, Robin Goad looked at how many Internet users in a given geographic area went to shopping sites and found that city types are the least likely to visit an online retailer, while rural residents in Wales and the South West were most active. “A similar picture also emerges when it comes to social networking.