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This rings true on sooo many levels

I can see that this article is very old, but as i just located it, i wanted to say a few things. ..

The article, is well written, and i don't have anything bad to say about the author of it, i can see the tongue in cheek he was attempting, but the data from the company that compiled it is way off from what i know.

First off, i am female, i run a website, so i am online a lot, i am also a role player, which is an amature writer for those that don't know what it is. I am also a hardcore google user.

I come online to work on the site, study code, rp, download, listen to music, watch podcasts, work on my art, surf in general when i am bored. I use all of googles products and avoid yahoo as much as possible. I find it cheesy, and not as user friendly as google. Basically more then half of the things listed in the men's list, is what i use the net for. This also is true for most of the woman i know online.. i would say only 20% of my online time is used towards community type activities, and those communities are usualy geared towards learning things, or downloading things.

The people who compiled the stats in this article are very obviously bias, and not taking into account the thousands of "tomboys" in the world. Woman actually do more these days then cook and cuddle. That, and i agree with one of the other comments posted here. -laughs- There is no mention of porn. I happen to know a lot of woman and men who google for that, and google does a much better job of finding it then yahoo. ... as the subject title says, yahoo sucks..

Just my 20 cents from another female internet user

I agree thats wierd but makes sense

I found a more accurate google for men: www.goo-man.com It searches from a man point of view. Quite curious!

I agree with the many comments. The study results do not show any significant differences in gender use. However it appears the writer produced a flashy title to attract readers, and tried to force preconceived conclusions to justify the flashy title.

There doesn't seem to be much difference (according to the percentages in the poll) in how men and women use the internet. I could be missing something, though. I'm not exactly an expert at interpreting poll results. That being said, if the intro paragraphs are correct, then I, as a woman, am pretty disgusted with, and ashamed of, the way women use the internet as opposed to the way men use it.

So, women use the internet to "nurture" relationships and seek support (which all too often means "gossip", yuck), and women are the ones responsible for forwarding that crap that clogs up inboxes (jokes and stories). And men use the net to look up sports info, news, and politics. That, in fact, tends to support my own observations of men and women's usage (at least most of the men and women I know). Personally, I use the internet like the article says a man uses it. I would like to think that people of my gender are interested in politics and news, and don't need to waste their time on useless pursuits like gossip, stupid jokes, and sending "hugs" to their whiny friends. This article just provides more ammo to anyone who is convinced that women in general are airheads who are clueless about current events and whose only interests are chatting with "the girls" about what to wear tonight. Women can be pretty stupid sometimes. And people blame MEN for "degrading" women by looking at porn? If women are looking for someone to blame for the degradation of our gender, we need look no further than our collective mirrors. Ditzy women who don't give a crap about what's in the news but who only care about what their friends are chatting about degrade me more than any porn star or the men who objectify them.

Yep, I'm coming from a very angry place right now. I keep getting pre-judged based on the "typical" stereotype of women, and I'm sick of it. Sigh.

A very interesting look at the topic. I like the statistics :P

In a robust way? That sure sounds odd. Check your dictionary.

I don't see in any of these facts and stats what make(s) men from Google and Women from Yahoo. Both offer roughly same kind of services. Did I miss a point here?

Disgusting.

Not a very slamming point made. There is only a 7% difference in
ANY of your stats. Not a very compelling workup of the numbers.
-sorry, a male brain