London, Dec 18 : More than half of all adults who first make contact with someone on the net go on to meet face to face, new UK research has shown.
The study, which was conducted by market researcher TNS Global, found that six out of 10 adults have met up with an online friend.
Of the 2,500 UK web-users surveyed, 58 per cent said they had met an internet contact in person and 45 per cent had telephone conversations with friends who were previously just online acquaintances, reports the Telegraph.
However, the study found that many net surfers doubt the true identity of their online friends, with 37 per cent of respondents admitting they cannot be sure of an internet contact''s identity.