Report: U.S. Internet Usage Thins Out, internetnews.com, 18 Mar 2005

“Fewer Americans spend time online now compared to the same time last year, prompting calls by one research firm to make the Web more "stimulating." Newly published results from Nielsen//NetRatings' NetView audience measurement panel shows that the number of monthly user sessions in the United States declined by two percent in February 2005 when compared to February 2004. The negative growth rate places the United States at the bottom of a twelve nation listing (Hong Kong, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, Brazil, Spain and Germany) in terms of percentage growth of online traffic.�

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