OMEN
07-05-2010, 10:38 PM
* Sex is the most searched "how to"
* People turn to net, not friends, for tips
* Paper planes, Rubik's cube also popular
ADVICE on how to have sex was the most popular "how to" Google search carried out by Australians in the last three months.
And it appears we also need help when it comes to puckering up, with "how to kiss" the second most searched topic, and girls also asking Google how to get someone to like them and men wanting to know how to ask a woman out.
Experts say it shows that shy teens and twenty-somethings are now turning to the internet rather than their friends for intimate love lessons.
And the sex education doesn't stop there, with "how to get pregnant" the 17th most popular search.
But it's not just about the bedroom with how to lose weight, get a six-pack and make comfort food like pancakes all among the top 10 topics concerning Aussies.
Facebook also seems to have its users confused, with searches for deleting and creating fan pages on the site running high along with, worryingly, those on how to hack a user's account.The hunt for a job is on many minds, with large numbers turning to the net for advice on writing a cover letter, resume or just ways of making money.
Yet making paper planes, writing a biography and solving the Rubik's cube also proved distracting and had many searching for answers.
Experian Hitwise research director Alan Long, who is involved in tracking about three million websites daily, said the search list showed how the internet was increasingly becoming a confidant for the younger generation.
"They ask things that they wouldn't ask their friends," Mr Long said.
"The wrap-up is pretty similar to the international (search list) but in a slightly different order."
NewsAu
* People turn to net, not friends, for tips
* Paper planes, Rubik's cube also popular
ADVICE on how to have sex was the most popular "how to" Google search carried out by Australians in the last three months.
And it appears we also need help when it comes to puckering up, with "how to kiss" the second most searched topic, and girls also asking Google how to get someone to like them and men wanting to know how to ask a woman out.
Experts say it shows that shy teens and twenty-somethings are now turning to the internet rather than their friends for intimate love lessons.
And the sex education doesn't stop there, with "how to get pregnant" the 17th most popular search.
But it's not just about the bedroom with how to lose weight, get a six-pack and make comfort food like pancakes all among the top 10 topics concerning Aussies.
Facebook also seems to have its users confused, with searches for deleting and creating fan pages on the site running high along with, worryingly, those on how to hack a user's account.The hunt for a job is on many minds, with large numbers turning to the net for advice on writing a cover letter, resume or just ways of making money.
Yet making paper planes, writing a biography and solving the Rubik's cube also proved distracting and had many searching for answers.
Experian Hitwise research director Alan Long, who is involved in tracking about three million websites daily, said the search list showed how the internet was increasingly becoming a confidant for the younger generation.
"They ask things that they wouldn't ask their friends," Mr Long said.
"The wrap-up is pretty similar to the international (search list) but in a slightly different order."
NewsAu