Welcome to Phil Bradley's Poll Page

Results of the last poll

• Do you use weblogs?
  • Yes, and I have my own and regularly update it: 8 (9.64%)
  • Yes, I read weblogs daily: 5 (6.02%)
  • Yes, I sometimes read them: 26 (31.33%)
  • I know about them, but don t use them: 28 (33.73%)
  • What s a weblog?: 16 (19.28%)

• Which search engine do you mostly use?
  • Google: 71 (85.54%)
  • Yahoo!: 3 (3.61%)
  • Ask Jeeves/Teoma: 1 (1.20%)
  • AltaVista or AlltheWeb: 2 (2.41%)
  • None of the above: 6 (7.23%)

• Is searching the internet getting easier?
  • It's a great deal easier: 34 (40.96%)
  • It's getting a bit easier: 34 (40.96%)
  • It's the same now as when I first started: 11 (13.25%)
  • It's a little bit harder: 3 (3.61%)
  • It's a lot harder: 1 (1.20%)

• Has the internet changed the way you do your job
  • Totally changed my job and how I do it: 42 (50.60%)
  • It's changed it a fair amount: 35 (42.17%)
  • Not really, no: 6 (7.23%)
  • It's made my job more difficult: 0 (0.00%)
  • It's made my job a lot more difficult: 0 (0.00%)

• In your opinion, do you think people trust the information they find on the net:
  • Absolutely: 3 (3.61%)
  • Probably rather more than they should: 62 (74.70%)
  • No more than they trust any other source: 14 (16.87%)
  • They distrust it a little bit and seek confirmation of information elsewhere: 4 (4.82%)
  • Not in the slightest: 0 (0.00%)

Results of the second poll

• When searching the net, which statement is closest to your experience?
  • I hardly ever find what I want: 3 (1.52%)
  • I sometimes find what I want: 21 (10.61%)
  • I usually find what I want: 73 (36.87%)
  • I almost always find what I want: 91 (45.96%)
  • I always find what I want quickly: 10 (5.05%)

• How many search engines do you generally use?
  • 1: 75 (37.88%)
  • 2-3: 108 (54.55%)
  • 4-10: 13 (6.57%)
  • 10-15: 1 (0.51%)
  • 16+: 1 (0.51%)

• When using a search engine do you usually:
  • Use the simple function with a 1 word search: 10 (5.08%)
  • Use the simple function with 2-3 words: 91 (46.19%)
  • Use the advanced search function with 1 or 2 words: 9 (4.57%)
  • Use the advanced search function with 3 or more words: 13 (6.60%)
  • Start with the simple search, then move onto the advanced search if I m having no luck: 74 (37.56%)

• As well as looking for web pages do you mainly search for:
  • People: 27 (13.24%)
  • Images: 50 (24.51%)
  • Newsgroup postings: 19 (9.31%)
  • Country based information: 29 (14.22%)
  • None of these: 79 (38.73%)

• Do you think the Internet will replace reference books
  • In the next 5 years: 24 (12.06%)
  • In the next 10 years: 26 (13.07%)
  • In the next 20 years: 23 (11.56%)
  • Between 20-50 years: 5 (2.51%)
  • Books will NEVER be replaced!: 121 (60.80%)

Results of the first poll

• Which of the following search engines do you prefer?
  • AltaVista: 21 (7.95%)
  • Google: 170 (64.39%)
  • Yahoo: 34 (12.88%)
  • Ixquick: 17 (6.44%)
  • None of the above: 22 (8.33%)

• Which browser do you use?
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer: 211 (79.92%)
  • Netscape Navigator/Communicator: 40 (15.15%)
  • AOL: 5 (1.89%)
  • Opera: 3 (1.14%)
  • None of the above: 5 (1.89%)

• What operating system do you use?
  • Windows 95/98: 136 (51.52%)
  • Windows 2000: 64 (24.24%)
  • Macintosh system: 13 (4.92%)
  • Windows NT: 42 (15.91%)
  • None of the above/No clue!: 9 (3.41%)

• When did you start using the Internet?
  • Less than 1 year: 15 (5.68%)
  • 1-2 years: 19 (7.20%)
  • 2-3 years: 46 (17.42%)
  • 3-5 years: 110 (41.67%)
  • Forever!: 74 (28.03%)

• How long do you spend on the net per day?
  • Less than 30 mins: 25 (9.47%)
  • 30 mins - 1 hour: 68 (25.76%)
  • 1-2 hours: 66 (25.00%)
  • 2-5 hours: 75 (28.41%)
  • Total Addict!: 30 (11.36%)