3 In 4 Americans Use Internet To Combat Recession -- Internet -- InformationWeek

The plunging economy is sending record numbers of American Internet surfers to the Web in search of ways to help them cope with the most difficult recession since the great Depression, according to a report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

"Some 69% of all Americans have used the Internet to cope with the recession as they hunt for bargains, jobs, ways to upgrade their skills, better investment strategies, housing options, and government benefits," according to Pew's "Internet and the Recession" report released this week...