What are people looking at on the Internet?

The Internet is popular. What are people looking at?

Top 25 Websites (2008, US only)
1. Google – explore
2. Yahoo! – explore
3. Myspace – socialize, express
4. YouTube – socialize, express
5. Facebook – socialize, express
6. Windows Live – explore
7. Microsoft Network (MSN) – explore, express
8. EBay – buy/sell - marketplace
9. Wikipedia – learn, educate
10. AOL – explore
11. Craigslist.org – buy/sell - marketplace
12. Blogger.com – create, document
13. Amazon.com – buy/sell, marketplace
14. Go – explore
15. Photobucket - express
16. CNN - Cable News Network – learn, educate
17. ESPN – entertain
18. The Internet Movie Database - entertain
19. Flickr – express, network
20. Microsoft Corporation
21. Comcast.net
22. WordPress.com – create, blog
23. The New York Times - learn
24. Weather.com - learn
25. AOL Instant Messenger - network

What’s this mean? Lots of searching, socializing and learning. It's like we, people, are going back to school for the first time. We're walking around trying to get our bearings, meeting new friends and figuring out how to keep in touch with the ones we already have and sitting in a virtual classroom feeding ourselves whatever information we want to know. Yeah, this internet-thing is a whole new ballgame baby.