Google.com was the most popular search engine
The Marketing Square surveyed tech users in Illinois, Florida, Wisconsin and Oklahoma to find out how different people use technology daily.
There were 18 participants ages 12-81, male and female, in high school, employed, retired, married, single, college graduates but all had two commonalities: they spend time on Google.com and Facebook.
Rosie is 18 and has an HTC Desire with mobile web. Her favorite search engine is Google.com and favorite social network is Facebook. She spends about 2 hours per week on the Internet on her home computer and uses her phone for mobile web and texting. She has a job as a sales assistant and lives in Wisconsin.
Facebook was the top social media.
Aidan is 17 and lives in Wisconsin. He has an LG View without mobile web. He spends about 3 ½ hours per week online at home.
His favorite search engine is Google.com and his favorite social media is Facebook. He has had his current phone for four years and works at an athletic supply store. (state)
Meral is 48 and lives in Florida. She has a Blackberry that she uses for texting and some mobile web and social media. She is online on her Dell laptop and Acer Mini for e-mail about 1 hour per day. Her favorite search engine is Yahoo and her favorite social media is Facebook.
Nicki is 17 and has an iPhone with mobile web. She uses her phone for the mobile web and for texting and has had her current phone for four years. She spends about 3 hours per week on her home computer for Internet. Her favorite search engine is Google.com and her favorite social network is Facebook. She works as a waitress at a retirement home in Illinois.
People access Facebook and Google via mobile web as often as on computers
Elena is 17 and has an LG Tracphone with mobile web which she has had for two years. Her favorite search engines are Google.com and Ask.com and she spends about 12 hours a week on the Internet on her home computer. She uses her phone for texting, not mobile web and is on Facebook every day. She lives in Wisconsin.
Maddie is 17 and lives in Oklahoma. She has a Samsung Messenger without mobile web. She spends about 2 hours on the Internet at home and uses her phone for texting. Her favorite search engine is Google.com and her favorite social network is Facebook. She has owned her phone for 5 years.
Lea is a 16 year who lives in Wisconsin with a Samsung Messenger with mobile web. Her favorite search engine is Google.com and her favorite social network is Facebook. She has owned her phone for 2 years and uses it for texting and Internet. She spends 2 ½ hours on her home computer Internet daily.
Helen is 77 and is retired in Florida. She has a Droid X smart phone with 3G mobile web and a Dell desktop. Her favorite search engine is Dogpile and favorite social network is Facebook. She uses mobile web on her phone for Facebook and to read about an hour daily on Huffington Post, New York Times, AlterNet, Politico. She is retired and spends five hours a day online reading, e-mailing, watching YouTube and playing Spider Solitaire.
Rachel, 17, has recently received a new iPhone 4GS which she uses for texting and mobile web. Her favorite search engine is Google.com and her favorite social media is Facebook. She is a cashier at Dairy Queen in Wisconsin.
Judy, 49, has no cell phone or smart phone. Her home desktop computer is a Windows model. She spends about 5 hours a week on the Internet. She is a teacher and homeschools her children in Wisconsin. Her favorite social media is Facebook.
Carl is 50 and has an iPhone. He spends about 18 hours a week on the Internet and uses his phone for Internet access and making calls. He is a magazine editor and lives in Wisconsin.
Kathy is 39 and lives in Oklahoma. She has an iPhone 3 which she has had for four years. She uses the phone for checking e-mail and using the Internet. Her favorite social media is Facebook and her favorite search engines are Google.com and Yahoo. She is a receptionist.
Sammy is 12 years old and lives in Oklahoma. Sammy owns an LG Tracphone. His favorite search engines are Google.com and Yahoo. She spends 5 hours a week on the Internet.
Dan is 47 and recently acquired an LG Tracphone. His favorite search engine is Ask.com. He is a custodian in Wisconsin.
Maria is 46 and recently purchased an LG Tracphone. Her favorite search engines are Yahoo.com and Ask.com. She works as a middle school teacher and uses the Internet for 16-18 hours per week. She lives in Wisconsin
Janaina is 17 and has an LG V3 which she has owned for two years and which she uses for texting. She doesn’t have mobile web on her phone which she uses for texting. Her favorite search engine is Google.com and her favorite social media is Facebook. She spends about 3 hours per week on her home Internet and lives in Illinois.
Emily is 12 years old and spends about 4 hours a week on the computer. She lives in Wisconsin and her favorite search engine is Ask.com She looks at her sister’s Facebook page.
Ken is 81 and is retired in Florida. He has an LG phone that he uses for calls and an HP laptop that he uses for e-mail and for reading online. He spends 2 hours a day online. His favorite search engine is MyFaves.com and his favorite social media is YouTube.com
**Research compiled by Elena Zerger, The Marketing Square Intern
