London is the UK's moste-literatetown, and Torquay is the
most e-Luddite place in the nation, according to a
study.
More than 12,000 people completed the e-test "How 'e' are you?"
developed by online consultant Enhance Media.
It covered 30 internet activities, including using a search
engine, e-mail, subscribing to an RSS feed and uploading a video to
YouTube.
London and Canterbury are the e-capitals of the UK, according to
the survey. Bournemouth was second to last and Torquay had the
lowest score.
Britain's most e-literate towns Britain's least
e-literate towns
1. London 1.
Torquay
2. Canterbury 2.
Bournemouth
3. Cambridge 3.
Twickenham
4. Swindon 4.
Peterborough
5. Chelmsford 5.
Wakefield
6. Glasgow 6.
Doncaster
7. Milton Keynes 7. Derby
8. Sheffield 8.
Stoke
People working in IT had the highest average score, at 75 out of
100, followed by those in the design/creative sector and then
marketing.
Students were among those registering the lowest score at 48,
below the test average of 53.
The test also revealed the top 20 websites. BBC, Facebook and
Google were top in that order. Other favourites included Wikipedia,
YouTube, Digg and Piczo.