Abstract
We are presenting here a set of tools that enabled us to build a detailed picture of Internet uses, connecting it to users with precisely defined socio-demographic profiles. On the one hand, our work is based on representative panels of the Internet-connected population monitored over time; this allows us to get a sociologically sound vision of Internet uses. On the other, the data we analysed is collected by a software probe installed on users’ PCs, thus allowing us to implement a user-centric approach. We firstly justify this methodological choice with respect to other possibilities (especially server-centric approaches). Then, we present the software modules we developed in order to collect usage data and qualify them. Finally, a few examples of our platform applications are presented: uses typology and Web paths according to the topics of visited Web. These results represent a unique insight into Internet uses in the 2000–2002 period.
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