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How would you describe the use of Internet where you live? What do people generally do on the Internet? What are the most popular websites, networks and games?

=**SWEDEN**= Internet is important in Sweden. 2009 about 90% of all Swedes from 16 - 74 had Internet access in their homes and 83% of these are connected via high-speed broadband (source: SCB).

USAGE We use Internet for - shopping - communication (IM, mail, networking) - networking - research and information - gaming, both computer games and gambling - media/file sharing

POPULAR WEBSITES - Facebook (teens, young adults) - Newspapers such as DN.se, Aftonbladet.se, SVD.se - Search tools such as Google.se - Swedish social networks such as bilddagboken.se, playahead.se - Shopping and auction tools such as blocket.se, tradera.se

MOST POPULAR INTERNET GAMES - Counter Strike - World of Warcraft

MOST POPULAR IM - MSN - ICQ

MOST POPULAR EMAIL CLIENTS - MSN/Live - GMAIL - YAHOO!

=Brazil=

According to the news yesterday (December 22nd, 2009), Brazil is the 5th country with the largest number of Internet connections. According to a survey, there are 64,8 million Brazilians online. The average Brazilian spends about 71 hours a month online.

Broadband connection in Brazil is still rather slow from what I've seen. Most people with broadband connections have a 1Mb connection, and it's not exactly cheap. If you want to have a 3Mb connection you have to pay about U$ 45,00 per month. The problem with our broadband connection is that ISPs don't have to deliever the speed they advertise 24/7. They're forced by law to provide 10% of what they sell as long as they offer the speed they have sold once a day. I guess you can imagine the quality of our broadband connection, huh?!

USAGE Most teenagers use the Internet for: - MSN - Orkut

Internet banking is popular with some adults, but many people are still afraid of using it.

POPULAR WEBSITES - Orkut (way more popular than Facebook or any similar website) - www.globo.com (it belongs to the largest TV network in the country) - Google - Some local newspapers

MOST POPULAR INTERNET GAMES - World of Warcraft - Counter Strike (it used to be very popular, at least. I'll have to check it with my students! lol)

MOST POPULAR IM - MSN - GTalk

MOST POPULAR EMAIL CLIENTS - Gmail - Hotmail