the sites that American young people visit frequently
Forbes website published an article pointing out that about three quarters of Americans have their own online lives, and everyone's online life is different...
However, according to a recent consumer online life survey by the market research company Forrester Research, online lives show different trends depending on age groups. The Generation X in the United States, that is, people between the ages of 29 to 42, spend about 8 hours a week on personal time online, mostly for sending and receiving emails or browsing product introductions, etc., and they rarely use blogs or social networks.
But the Generation Y in the United States, who account for about 80% of internet users (between the ages of 18 to 28), spend about more than 10 hours a week on personal time online. They are the experiencers and promoters of the most popular network applications.
Blogs, videos, social websites, they are regular visitors. Below are the top 15 websites most frequently visited by young people from Generation Y in the United States:
1, Hulu.com
Type: Video
On Hulu, you can watch the most popular and hottest TV series. But, you have to endure the ads that appear on the video.
2, Songza.com
Type: Music
Songza is like a customizable radio station, where you can input the name of the song you want to listen to, and Songza will arrange those songs in a playlist and play them. Unfortunately, you cannot download those songs.
3, Veoh.com
Type: Video
Veoh was founded in 2006, and the news that Disney's former CEO Michael Eisner joined its board was one of the biggest news that year. On Veoh, there are not only videos uploaded by users themselves, but also videos authorized by copyright. Compared to YouTube, Veoh is more professional.
4, Digg.com
Type: Community content
Digg was founded in 2004, and its idea is to let users recommend content they are interested in. With this unique idea, community content has become popular worldwide. When you see content you are interested in, just "Digg" it to share it within the community.
5, Stumbleupon.com
Type: Community content
Users find like-minded circles based on the content they share, which is the idea behind Stumbleupon. Stumbleupon was acquired by eBay in 2006, and since then its user base has grown rapidly.
6, Thesixtyone.com
Type: Community music
This website is named after the famous US highway 61, aiming to play the role of a "public music discoverer." Musicians can submit their music works online, and website users can evaluate these works by giving them a "bump" based on their preferences. However, users must participate in some activities to obtain "bumps," such as logging in every day to get "bumps." The musicians on the homepage of Thesixtyone.com may not be very famous, but they are all selected by users themselves.
7, Friendfeed.com
Type: Information aggregation
Users have their own Profiles on many social networking sites, such as YouTube, StumbleUpon, and Twitter, etc., and managing these Profiles can be troublesome. Friendfeed focuses on aggregating this information, tracking real-time updates from users' friends, such as posting new blogs, uploading new videos, etc., and continuously reporting this information to users. Friendfeed was founded in February this year, but it has already established partnerships with Google, Amazon, Digg, etc.
8, Viewzi.com
Type: Search
Viewzi combines the best search results from Google and Yahoo, and also provides templates allowing users to set how search results are displayed.
9, Twitter.com
Type: Social networking site
Microblogging Twitter allows users to simply tell people in their circle what they are doing or thinking. When Twitter is combined with mobile phones, this real-time update becomes even more useful.
10, Adultswim.com
Type: Office entertainment website
When you're tired of work, give yourself a break. Adultswim.com has a large number of funny short clips and interesting web games.
11, Wegame.com
Type: Video
Wegame is definitely a masterpiece by game enthusiasts, where users can upload some game video clips for others to watch.
12, Funnyordie.com
Type: Video
Funnyordie has many original videos uploaded by users themselves, and additionally, Funnyordie allows users to rate a video as "funny" or "take down."
13, Stitcher.com
Type: Online radio website
Online radio doesn't quite get the status it deserves in today's new media era. However, according to data from the research company Forrester Research, about 35% of Generation Y in the United States are listening to this online radio.
14, Lifehacker.com
Type: Blog
The Lifehacker blog provides many how-to guides for life, such as offering advice on saving time and money.
15, Gizmodo.com
Type: Blog
According to research by the market research company Forrester Research, most Americans research products online before purchasing big-ticket items. Gizmodo is a blog providing research information on electronic products.
Source: Sohu IT
