x0dx0dx0dx0dx0dx0dNEWYORKx0d(AP)—InareportthePewInternetandAmericanLifeProjectsaid47percentx0dofU.S.adultInternetusershavelookedforinformationaboutthemselvesx0dthroughGoogleoranothersearchengine.

x0dx0dThatisx0dmorethantwicethe22percentofuserswhodidin2002butPewseniorx0dresearchspecialistMaryMaddenwassurprisedthatthegrowthwasn’thigherx0dthanithadbeenexpected.

x0dx0d“Yesit’sdoubledbutit’sstillthex0dcasethatthere’sabigchunkofInternetuserswhohaveneverdonethissimplex0dactofconnectingtheirnameswithsearchengines”shesaid.“Certainlymorex0dandmorepeoplehavebecomeawareofthisbutIdon’tknowit’snecessarilyx0dkeptpacewiththeamountofcontentwepostaboutourselvesorwhatothersx0dpostaboutus.”

x0dx0dAbout60x0dpercentofInternetuserssaidtheyaren’tworriedabouttheextentofx0dinformationaboutthemselvesonlinealthoughtheyareincreasinglyconcernedx0doverhowthatdatacanbeused.

x0dx0dAmericansx0dunder50andthosewithmoreeducationandincomeweremorelikelytox0dself-Google---insomecasesbecausetheirjobsdemandacertainonlinepersona(形象).

x0dx0dMeanwhilex0dPewfoundthat53percentofadultInternetusersadmittolookingupx0dinformationaboutsomeoneelsefamouspeoplenotincluded.

x0dx0dOftenit’stofindsomeonethey’velostx0dtouchwith.Butlookingupinformationaboutfriendsrelativescolleaguesandx0dneighborsalsowascommon.

x0dx0dAlthoughx0dmenandwomenequallysearchedforonlineinformationaboutthemselveswomenx0dwereslightlymorelikelytolookupinformationaboutsomeonetheyaredating.

x0dx0dInmanycasesthesearchisnotx0dharmfuldonetofindsomeone’scontactinformation.Butathirdofthosewhox0dhaveconductedsearchesonothershavelookedforpublicrecordssuchasx0dbankruptcies(破产)andx0ddivorceproceedings.Asimilarnumberhavesearchedforsomeoneelse’sphoto.

x0dx0dPewalsofoundthatteensweremorex0dlikelythanadultstolimittherangeofpeoplewhocanseetheirinformationx0datanonlinehangoutlikeFacebookorNewsCorp.’sMySpacecontrarytox0dconventionalwisdom.

x0dx0d“Teensaremorecomfortablewithth