People are spending greater amounts of time online...just wanted to share this with some of you who are interested but here's a little interesting article about the increasing amount of time we spend online and how dependent we have become on it. I actually borrowed this topic from another forum.
QUOTE The Score: Teens Highly Engaged Online
March 16, 2006
By comScore Media Metrix
Having grown up with broadband internet access, those aged 12 to 17 have integrated online activity into their daily lives.
Increased broadband penetration has helped make the current generation of youngsters far more internet savvy than their predecessors. The current crop of teens (age 12 to 17) has grown up with the internet in their homes, and most have entered their teen years with high-speed access. The internet has opened up new communication channels -- including instant messenger, email, chats and blogs -- that teens are integrating into their daily lives. Their fluency in virtual communication has led to unprecedented levels of online engagement among them.
* Teens (age 12 to 17) spent an average of 1,233 minutes online during February 2006, up 19 percent from a year ago.
* Communication-related activities account for the lion’s share of time spent online by teens in February 2006. Time spent using instant messengers ranks highest, with teens spending 489 minutes per month using IM, up 41 percent from last year. Email ranked second at 176 minutes per visitor (up 33 percent) and discussion/chat ranked third at 159 minutes per visitor (up 46 percent).
* Online gaming also accounts for much of teens’ time online. They spent an average of 87 minutes on Online Gaming sites, and 51 minutes on Gaming Information sites. Time spent at Online Gaming sites, however, declined 42 percent from last year. EA Online still ranks among the top 10 properties in terms of engagement, though it has experienced a 67 percent decline in average minutes per visitor to 72 in February.
* In February, teens spent the most time on Time-Warner (AOL) sites, averaging 368 minutes per visitor, up 22 percent from last year. MySpace.com ranked second at 263 minutes per visitor, a nine-percent increase over last year, and Yahoo! Sites ranked third with 189 minutes per visitor, which represents an 11-percent increase.
NOTE: this is only part of the article only listing relevent information for tables and statistics go to the source.
Source: http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/8691.asp
The internet has become an integral part of our lives and our dependency is growing day by day, community sites such as myspace.com are big players in this movement as well.
An increasing number of people are dating online with video chat instead of actually going out to meet the person. My biggest fear is that the internet replaces personal contact while giving people the ability to basically live their entire life just stitting at home.
And in my opinion it has already happened it's just getting worse, I know that for a few people, having their internet go down for a day is like a death sentence.
Please discuss the poll I want to see where the sentiment of the majority lies.
QUOTE The Score: Teens Highly Engaged Online
March 16, 2006
By comScore Media Metrix
Having grown up with broadband internet access, those aged 12 to 17 have integrated online activity into their daily lives.
Increased broadband penetration has helped make the current generation of youngsters far more internet savvy than their predecessors. The current crop of teens (age 12 to 17) has grown up with the internet in their homes, and most have entered their teen years with high-speed access. The internet has opened up new communication channels -- including instant messenger, email, chats and blogs -- that teens are integrating into their daily lives. Their fluency in virtual communication has led to unprecedented levels of online engagement among them.
* Teens (age 12 to 17) spent an average of 1,233 minutes online during February 2006, up 19 percent from a year ago.
* Communication-related activities account for the lion’s share of time spent online by teens in February 2006. Time spent using instant messengers ranks highest, with teens spending 489 minutes per month using IM, up 41 percent from last year. Email ranked second at 176 minutes per visitor (up 33 percent) and discussion/chat ranked third at 159 minutes per visitor (up 46 percent).
* Online gaming also accounts for much of teens’ time online. They spent an average of 87 minutes on Online Gaming sites, and 51 minutes on Gaming Information sites. Time spent at Online Gaming sites, however, declined 42 percent from last year. EA Online still ranks among the top 10 properties in terms of engagement, though it has experienced a 67 percent decline in average minutes per visitor to 72 in February.
* In February, teens spent the most time on Time-Warner (AOL) sites, averaging 368 minutes per visitor, up 22 percent from last year. MySpace.com ranked second at 263 minutes per visitor, a nine-percent increase over last year, and Yahoo! Sites ranked third with 189 minutes per visitor, which represents an 11-percent increase.
NOTE: this is only part of the article only listing relevent information for tables and statistics go to the source.
Source: http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/8691.asp
The internet has become an integral part of our lives and our dependency is growing day by day, community sites such as myspace.com are big players in this movement as well.
An increasing number of people are dating online with video chat instead of actually going out to meet the person. My biggest fear is that the internet replaces personal contact while giving people the ability to basically live their entire life just stitting at home.
And in my opinion it has already happened it's just getting worse, I know that for a few people, having their internet go down for a day is like a death sentence.
Please discuss the poll I want to see where the sentiment of the majority lies.