On any given day, nearly a third of us log on to the Web just to pass the time, a new study says. Compared with tasks like searching for products and services and checking e-mail, recreational surfing
ranked third in an online activities study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Thirty percent of Internet users go online for fun in a given day. That's up from 21 percent last year. The
research firm credits broadband penetration for the increase in the number and variety of Web sites available, which has led to greater usage of the Web for entertainment. The phone survey queried
1,931 adult Internet users in the U.S. It was conducted from Nov. 29 to Dec. 31 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
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