No prizes for guessing the top online activity for women

A new report out on the internet habits of the female population show perhaps unsurprisngly that the number one use of the net is for shopping according to a report just out by SheSpeaks.com (via Search engine journal)

As the report states

The third most popular activity is social networking, which is also not a surprise given the stereotype that women just love to talk. The fact that both of these activities are very popular with women means that there is also some cross-over issues to consider. If women like to shop online, they’re likely to talk about that online and there are probably certain kinds of marketing tactics that will work better with them.

Hardline clerics want women banned from Saudi media

The latest in supression of female in Saudi Arabia is reported in this piece by Yahoo news which says that.

a group of Saudi clerics urged the kingdom's new information minister on Sunday to ban women from appearing on TV or in newspapers and magazines, making clear that the country's hardline religious establishment is skeptical of a new push toward moderation.

According to the piece,the clergy men also are trying to outlaw the playing of music on Tv and music shows in general.