Norton Online Living Report 2009 presents the E-family
The Company Symantec has published its second Norton Online Living Report. The Report of 2009 shows insights of the fast growing use of the Internet, new technologies and the social influence of the technology concerning families and individuals. For this study 6.427 adults and 2.614 kids and teenagers aged 8-17 were interviewed about their online behaviour. The survey was accomplished in twelve countries: Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, France, Great Britain, USA, India, Italy, Japan, Sweden and Canada.
The Internet might be a medium for bringing families together: Seven out of ten adults share the opinion that the Internet is responsible for their better relationships. Furthermore 45 percent of them said that the Internet improved their family relationships in general. This point of view seems to be understandable because with the new technologies like E-Mails, mobile phones or webcams the connection between persons is easier to maintain. But on the other hand six percent of the kids in Japan and seven percent of the kids in Germany, surveyed by Company Symantec, disagree that it is easier to discuss touchy subjects via the Internet.
The survey also presents a new form of relationship: Altogether 14 percent of the surveyed population belong to the so called 'E-Family' with its special characteristics like strong cohesion and high Internet usage. For 70 percent of the children parents have set rules regarding Internet usage and parents and kids concur that they are following the rules 80% of the time. On the other hand six out of ten adults worldwide agree with the fact that the children spend too much time online.
New insights from BVDW: 35 percent of the German people use the mobile Internet
The German Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft, BVDW published an abstract about the long-term study "BVDW Mobile Meter" which reports about the most important developments regarding the Internet usage via mobile devices. Altogether 966 German people were asked: "Have you already used Internet services with your mobile phone?" One of the main finding was, that already 35 percent of the German people use the Internet via mobile devices, receive emails or use the service of downloading music or videos.
The survey revealed that 56 percent of the German people, surveyed by the BVDW, are interested in the mobile Internet and appreciated several applications, f.e. sending emails or surfing the web. More precisely, eight percent are planning to use this kind of digital communication during the next year. On the other hand 44 percent are not interested in using mobile Internet during the next year.
