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AUGUST 14, 2000

Women outnumber men online 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent with teens and elders driving the incredible growth, according to a Media Metrix/Jupiter Communications study.

Women tend to use the Internet as a productivity tool, acccording to the study, while men spend more time playing around. Big sites for women, of various age groups, include Cosmogirl.com, BigWords.com, BabyGear.Com, and Genealogy.com.

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Majority of Web Users Are Women (USA Today 8/14)

Relevant Links:
Media Metrix - www.mediametrix.com/landing.jsp
Jupiter Communications - www.jup.com/home.jsp

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