Monday, February 5, 2007
Internet usage
Inspired partly by Kellen's post on cell phones. I wanted to make a few remarks on internet usage. Think back to middle school or maybe even 4th and 5th grade of elementary school. Think of how much you used the internet and how much you use it now and how that has progressed. Maybe you had a few email exchanges with distant relatives but really you were only online to use AIM because it was the newest novelty in communication? Now how do you use the internet, spend maybe 10-15 minutes checking news and email then 2 hours on facebook and another 2 just surfing around? Go out, then comeback and spend another 2-4 hours? I'm curious, how many hours a day do you think you use the internet, what do you do during that time?
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I do use the internet a fair amount, but I'm really ok with my activities. I spend more time than anything else looking up things people have referenced, whether it's an urban legend on snopes.com, a dubious fact on wikipedia, or a video on youtube. True, I'm spending time online instead of with people, but it's to make my conversations more meaningful. When I was younger I spent a lot of time in chat rooms (a bad, bad idea), and then I started using it to keep in touch with friends.
I, unfortunatley use the internet for work, a lot of the time. I think that if I had to add it up, on days that aren't Monday and Thursday (because I just spend all day at AU those days) I would guestimate that I spend probably 10 hours a day online. But my job is primarily researched based (which means that is boring). Other than that I am checking all my email accounts, myspace, face book and stuff like that. I don't think that I have ever been in a chat room...
Statcrunch rules my life. I don't know if any of ya'll have taken Stats yet, but my professor is in love with Statcrunch. The rest of the time I spend online is either coding websites, checking email, or researching stuff for classes.
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