China instant communication users up to 277 million

Zhou Wenlin, Xinhua News agency reporter, according to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released the "2009 China Instant Communications User Survey Report", as of the end of this year, China's instant communications users have exceeded 277 million, an increase of 23.7%, of which the mobile phone real-time credit accounts accounted for the total user's one-third, Up to 91.41 million.　　In the rapid development of instant communication market, netizens also need to improve the awareness of information security protection. 111 million of the total number of young people accounted for the overall user 40.2% Cnnic report shows that in China's 277 million instant Messaging users, 20-year-old-29-year-old youth population accounted for up to 40.2%, the population of 111 million.　　This group is also the largest user group for mobile instant messaging, accounting for 53.7% of the overall ratio. Corresponding to the characteristics of the younger users, the students in the school constitute the main user groups of instant communication users. Survey shows that high school/secondary/technical schools, junior high school students constitute the largest group of instant communication users, the proportion of 38.7% and 27.6% respectively.　　But in the mobile instant communication user, the low academic record characteristic also is more obvious, the initial, the high school user proportion is 28.5% and 42.5% respectively. In this regard, the report analyses that, compared with other age groups, adolescents are more willing to try and accept the new application of the Internet.　　But at the same time, because young people are more susceptible to external factors, the Internet is not strong enough to distinguish the information, their use of instant messaging software is also an urgent need to guide.　　The information security consciousness of netizens should be strengthened CNNIC report shows that the issue of instant messaging software account security has become the user's most important factor in the use of the process, the data show that 48.7% of the Instant Messaging users have lost the account (stolen or forgotten). Behind this phenomenon, it shows that the overall security awareness of our instant communication users is low.　　Survey shows that in China's Instant Messaging users, 74.2% of users do not change or rarely change the password, and the user in accordance with the location of the replacement password only 4.8%, the monthly replacement and the proportion of weekly replacement is also lower, respectively, 5.2% and 1.9%. In addition, CNNIC also found that instant communication has become one of the important ways of spreading negative information such as "Spam advertisement". The survey showed that the number of users sent spam ads accounted for 63.2%, sent virus pages, virus files and the proportion of illegal information, are more than 40%, and no security risks have occurred in the proportion of users only 16.1%. 　　Cnnic analysts pointed out that in the user group younger characteristics, the general Low security awareness, the proliferation of spam information and viruses undoubtedly poses a significant threat to users. Instant Messaging value highlights security challenges with the further development of the Internet, the application of increasingly diverse and popular, instant communication tools are no longer just a simple communication tool, but carry more functions and value. CNWith some instant messaging tools introducing online games and virtual goods, the Instant messaging account itself has "economic value", Nic analysts said.　　In the future, with the development of electronic commerce and payment tools, the payment function of instant Messaging will be enlarged.　　At present, some of the main domestic real-time communication tool providers have started to provide e-commerce functions, such as Tencent's Pat, Baidu, and so on, and Ali itself is a combination of e-commerce and payment platform for Instant messaging tools. But while the value of instant messaging is highlighted, the risk of use is growing.　　The growing number of spam ads, viral web links or virus files, and theft of account passwords are real threats. The report analyses that, as more and more users use instant communication to conduct E-commerce and online transactions, it is becoming increasingly urgent to solve the security problem of instant communication. How to solve the security problems and improve the user's security awareness has become the problem and challenge that these instant communication tools must face in the future development.