Recession sends Americans to the Internet
by Erik on July 16, 2009
in Internet, Recession
It’s not just family and friends that Americans are turning to for advice and support to cope with the prolonged recession; many have found a counselor in the Internet.
More than two-thirds of American adults — or 88 percent of U.S. Internet users — went online for help with recession-induced personal economic issues and to gather information on national economic problems, a study released on Wednesday said. [via Reuters]
File this one under: “not surprising in the least.”
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