Certainly social media is rising but search info and sending email is still super important...
"A May 2011 Pew Internet survey finds that 92% of online adults use search engines to find information on the Web, including 59% who do so on a typical day. This places search at the top of the list of most popular online activities among U.S. adults. But it is not alone at the top. Among online adults, 92% use email, with 61% using it on an average day. "
Read the whole article here...
http://www.pewinternet.org/