America Online和Nielsen媒体研究公司8月发表的报告指出,使用Internet的家庭比没有接入网络的家庭在电视上要少花15％的时间。今天的研究结果同1997年1月的报告惊人的相似——就是网络用户越来越少看电视。两份报告的结果和采用的分析方法都完全相同。 Nielsen指出,大多数联接Internet的家庭通常属于“上层人士”,即他们的年龄和收入都高于美国的平均水平。该公司补充道,“上层人士”通常比“下层人士”看电视的时间少。但是Nielsen的发言人说,值得注意 According to a report published in August by America Online and Nielsen Media Research, households using the Internet spend 15% less on television than households without access to the Internet. Today’s findings are strikingly similar to the January 1997 report - that Internet users are seeing fewer and fewer TVs. The results of both reports are identical to those used in the analysis. Nielsen notes that most Internet-connected households are often “upper-class,” meaning their age and income are above the U.S. average. The company added that “upper class” usually spend less time watching television than “lower class.” But Nielsen’s spokesman said it is noteworthy