Additionally, the longer consumers are online, the more likely they are to engage in a broader range of online activities. Those online longer also spend more online. Parents believe Internet has positive impact on children The Cyberstudy surveyed parents on their children's online use and how it is affecting their development and family life. 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. 3 percentage points. 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. As part of its AOL Anywhere strategy, AOL Europe has announced a number of alliances with technology manufacturers and mobile network operators to extend its world-class content, community and hallmark ease of use to the mobile platform.