Those online longer also spend more online. The Cyberstudy surveyed parents on their children's online use and how it is affecting their development and family life. Parents in each of the countries surveyed picked different reasons why Internet use is beneficial for their children. While the survey shows a strong correlation among countries in the growing importance consumers place on the Internet, it reflects differences in how UK, French and German consumers put the medium's convenience to work. French online users are more likely than UK and German users to look up local entertainment information, use instant messaging and meet people with like interests online.
French users are also more likely to suggest that their friends and family go online.
German online consumers engage in more finance related online activities than their counterparts in the UK and in France. UK online consumers are more likely than their French and German counterparts to engage in e-commerce related activities. 3 percentage points. About AOL Europe AOL Europe is a leading Internet, online and e-commerce services company reaching consumers in nine countries and four languages across Europe. From the first service launch in 1995, AOL Europe has broadened its successful multiple-brand strategy to include the leading AOL and CompuServe subscription services, the AOL and CompuServe portals and the AOL Instant Messenger, CompuServe Office and Netscape Online registered user services.