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Electronic Gadgets Survey Results
Smart girls decide for themselves.™
SmartGirl asked, "Which of the following do you use to communicate? (Please check all that apply).
Internet 92%
Cell phone 60%
Beeper/pager 19%
Palm pilot 02%
SmartGirl asked, "Do you have your own email account?"
Yes 85%
No 08%
No answer 07%
SmartGirl asked, "Do you pay the bills for your phones, Internet access, etc.?"
No 72%
Part 09%
Yes 07%
No answer 12%
SmartGirl asked, "Do you use any other communication gadgets we haven't mentioned? Which one(s)?"
"Yeah, I use the good old telephone. "
-Girl, 15 USA
"Some people have organizers that can message each other. We aren't allowed to even have cells or beepers at school on the property so we turn them off and hide them or they get taken away."
-Girl, 17 USA
"The only communication devices that I use are a cell phone, pager, and Internet "
-Girl, 15 USA
"Letters"
-Girl, 11 USA
"AOL instant messenger, chat "
-Girl, 12 USA
"Talkabouts, 2 or 3 way radios that work excellent "
-Girl, 14 USA
SmartGirl asked: "Have you ever bought anything online?"
No 41%
Yes 36%
No, but my family does 17%
Maybe-I can't remember 08%
Other 01%
No Answer 02%
SmartGirl asked: "If you have bought something online, what Internet site did you buy from?"
"My parents buy CD's from CDNow and books from Amazon.com"
-Girl, 14 USA
"Cdnow.com"
-Girl, 19 USA
"AMAZON.COM"
-Girl, 13 USA
"I mostly buy stuff from www.ebay.com. It's the best place to buy things because you never know what you'll find there and they usually have almost everything your looking for. I also shop at www.amazon.com and www.kikwear.com"
-Girl, 16 USA
"Gap.com, alloyonline.com"
-Girl, 16 USA
"Amazon.com"
-Girl, 12 USA
"Macys.com and af.com"
-Girl, 14 USA
"CDnow.com and Amazon.com"
-Girl, 16 USA
"BarnesandNoble.com"
-Girl, 17 Germany
"Delias.com"
-Girl, 15 USA
"www.bluefly.com"
-Girl, 15 USA
"Amazon.com, cheaptickets.com"
-Girl, 20 USA
"I bought concert tickets from ticketmaster.com."
-Girl, 16 Ireland
SmartGirl asked: "What do you think makes a good website?"
"Good information, if needed, good pictures. Should be easy to navigate. Many different links to go to"
-Girl, 13, USA
"Fun things to do like surveys, quizzes and interactive things".
-Girl, 14, USA
"Information and being able to talk to others".
-Girl, 15, USA
"It has to be eye catching and well developed"
-Girl, 16 USA
"I think a lot of information, pictures, interesting topics and a chance for people to talk about their opinions and interact with others make a good website."
-Girl, 16, USA
"A good website has to be interactive, easy to use and attractive- if it has those three elements, it'll definitely have people coming back!!!"
-Girl, 16, Australia
"It has to be eye-catching, and easy to follow and find things. I hate ones that are all complicated and take forever to load"
-Girl, 15, USA
"One that does not have too many banners and doesn't expect you to buy something around every corner."
-Girl, USA
"Good HTML skills, no HTML mess-ups, good layout that's not messy, updated frequently, interactive, easy to guide through, thorough content, overall good appearance"
-Girl, 14, USA
SmartGirl asked "What's your favorite website? Why?"
"I like www.zone.com because I can play games with people from all over the world"
-Girl, 12 Canada
"SmartGirl, because I met a lot of girls here and they are all very nice, and like my sisters!"
-Girl, 13 USA
"www.teenmag.com and www.smartgirl.com. Because at teenmag.com I can read about all the stuff in Teen magazine and take lots of quizzes. At SmartGirl.com, I like reading my horoscope and doing stuff like that. I also like filling out surveys."
-Girl, 13 USA
"My favorite website is the one that is maintained by the BBC. It's great! It not only provides world and regional news, but has science, history, health and other neat sections."
-Girl, 16 USA
"Mine! Because I spent so much work on it!"
-Girl, 13 USA
"http://www.nsync.com because 'N Sync is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-Girl, 14 USA
"Well, I love PETA online, because I'm an animal rights activist, and I love the rainforest sites where you can click on the buttons once a day. I also love www.reelclassics.com b/c I LUV classic movies."
-Girl, 15 USA
"Smart Girl because I can speak my own mind!!"
-Girl, 12 USA
Thanks for telling us!
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