China Leads the US in Digital Self-Expression
23 Nov 2007 12:00 Africa/Lagos China Leads the US in Digital Self-Expression IAC and JWT study reveals new means of expression for China's Tech-Savvy Youth NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Millions of young Chinese are embracing the Internet as a discreet space for their thoughts and emotions, according to a survey of Chinese and American youth released today by IAC, which operates businesses in sectors being transformed by the Internet, and JWT, the fourth largest advertising agency network in the world. The findings show how readily young Chinese are taking to the Internet and its possibilities-for example, almost five times as many Chinese as American respondents said they have a parallel life online (61 percent vs. 13 percent). And while fewer than half of the 1,079 American respondents agreed that "I live some of my life online" (42 percent), a sizable majority of the 1,104 Chinese respondents agreed with the statement (86 percent). The two random online s...