--- title: Internet is a Key Information Source For Majority of Canadians description: Consumer and business buying patterns are changing as a direct result of access to the internet A document storage strategy is needed to respond. image: https://www.leppert.com/hs-fs/file-15648972-jpg/images/4699706931_b4807885ac-resized-600.jpg --- [![Your Office Evolution Experts since 1975](https://www.leppert.com/hs-fs/hub/79412/file-459691609.jpg?width=555&name=file-459691609.jpg)](https://www.leppert.com/)   # Office Document Strategies Blog ## [Internet is a Key Information Source For Majority of Canadians](https://www.leppert.com/office-document-strategies-blog/bid/43111/Internet-is-a-Key-Information-Source-For-Majority-of-Canadians) Posted by [Lee Kirkby](https://www.leppert.com/office-document-strategies-blog/author/lee-kirkby) on Fri, Jul 9, 2010 @ 16:07 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Consumer and business buying patterns are changing as a direct result of access to the internet.  ![Signal works and wires](https://www.leppert.com/hs-fs/file-15648972-jpg/images/4699706931_b4807885ac-resized-600.jpg) A recent article in the Action Line column of the Hamilton Spectator outlined the problems experienced by a Hamilton area business who's phone number was mistakenly associated with another business from Brantford in the Google Maps listings.  The story talks about the frustration of trying to get this simple error corrected and the challenges it created. The second part of the article outlines some interesting facts which show why the worldwide access to business information is so pervasive today.  Stats Canada reported 80 percent of Canadians 16 or older spent time online in 2009.   Among Canadians in communities over 10000 people, 83 percent reported using the Internet.  Other findings: - 65 percent of home Internet users window shop online - 50 percent of home Internet users order personal goods or services online - 13 percent of home Internet users sell goods or services online - Canadians sell an item every 2.2 seconds on eBay. - More than 5.7 million Canadians have bought on eBay - 114 million items have been sold by Canadians on eBay If you are in business in Canada it appears that having a strategy which deals with people who are looking to the Internet as a source of intelligence is critical.   If you don't have your documents and information available through your online presence then a lot of potential clients whether consumers or business to business can be missed.  Building a structured document storage system to support this information transfer will also need to be a critical part of your strategy. ***Lee K*** ** ``` Mortgage Broker Uses Document Management to Manage Critical RecordsPhoto: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. BATTLE OF BROODSEYNDE [Broodseinde]. An officer and man of the Signal Service testing wires.'] ``` ** Topics: [document storage strategy](https://www.leppert.com/office-document-strategies-blog/topic/document-storage-strategy), [Document](https://www.leppert.com/office-document-strategies-blog/topic/document), [office document strategy](https://www.leppert.com/office-document-strategies-blog/topic/office-document-strategy) ### Office Document Strategies ### ![Computer network](https://www.leppert.com/hs-fs/file-15667396-jpg/images/images-resized-164.jpg?width=178&height=145&name=images-resized-164.jpg) This blog discusses ways to optimize and improve the management and production of documents used in your business.  Business documents and their content - whether paper or electronic, are the repository of corporate knowledge which underpins all of the functions of commerce. Using them well can have a significant impact on your success. ### Latest Posts [![Canadian Postage Rate Savings with FP Postage Meter ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/79412/0c98689c-da9c-491f-888c-d2b51fd712ae.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/79412/0c98689c-da9c-491f-888c-d2b51fd712ae) ### Subscribe By Email ### Connect with Us © 2022 Leppert Business Systems Inc. | [sales@leppert.com](maito:sales@leppert.com) | [support@leppert.com](mailto:support@leppert.com) | Toll Free 1-877-537-7378