Adults Often Online When Watching TV
Media multitasking — watching TV while surfing the internet — are common among online adults in the United States and Britain, finds a survey by Harris Interactive.The survey found that its not an "either/or" between TV and the web. People use the web as an accompaniment to TV:
- 78 percent of US online adults have gone online while watching TV.
- 35 percent report doing so often or always.
- 62 percent look for content unrelated to what they're watching on TV.
- 25 percent seek info specific to programs, such as profiles of actor, products from ads or on a show, and upcoming events.