-it-yourself information, acquire sports scores and information, look for political information, do job-related research, download software, listen to music, rate a product/person/service through an online reputation system, download music, use a webcam, and take a class.

Note there was nothing about "nurturing relationships."

Here are some stats for the number crunchers:

· 67% of the adult American population goes online, including 68% of men and 66% of women

· 86% of women ages 18-29 are online, compared with 80% of men that age.

· 34% of men 65 and older use the Internet, compared with 21% of women that age.

· 62% of unmarried men compared with 56% of unmarried women go online

· 75% of married women and 72% of married men go online

· 61% of childless men compared with 57% of childless women go online

· 81% of men with children and 80% of women with children go online.

· 52% of men and 48% of women have high-speed connections at home

· 94% of online women and 88% of online men use email