"Americans are far more likely to go online for help making major life choices in things like education and health care than to get romantic or legal advice, a new study has found.
According to a report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, the Net is a useful reference tool in gathering information or to compare various alternatives before making a decision.
'At the same time, the role of the Internet is less significant in intimate situations, perhaps because the need for accurate information is often secondary to the emotions of the moment,' the Pew report said.
Pew report - http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/pdfs/PIP_Major_Moments_Report.pdf" [Newsbytes]
