According to an article on CNN yesterday, nearly have of U.S. Internet users went online to find help on a major life decision. Examples of this are finding a college for their child, or looking for a new place to live.
The Internet has becoming more increasingly important in people’s everyday lives. There was a major increase over the past 4 years. Many people use the Internet for career decisions, major illnesses, buying a car, and making important investment or financial decisions.
Broadband connections are more readily available to people and that makes their Internet experience more enjoyable. It allows the Internet to be more readily available for people and in effect makes it much easier to use.
Websites are becoming user-friendlier and more interactive. When something is easy to use people are more prone to use the technology. It used to be more tech savvy people used the Internet, but now the Internet has a much broader audience.