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There are now more web documents online than there are people on the planet.
Americans keep their computers on 9.2 hours a day, TVs on 8.9 hours a day, says the Harrison Group says. (I, of course, keep my computer on 24 hours a day -- but that doesn't mean I'm actually on it that much. Usually when my TV is on, I'm actually watching it.)
Rosner Research says that 30% of 18-24-year-olds worry about getting harassed or stalked online. Meanwhile, 78% of young people have a personal web site or blog. (And 85% of people 25 and older are sad to learn that they are no longer considered "young people.")
HitWise said recently that Google sends about 1% of its traffic to eBay. In turn, 2.7% of Google's traffic originated on eBay.
According to the Newspaper Association of America, advertising on newspaper web sites rose nearly 35% in Q1 2006 from Q1 2005, while print ad revenue rose 0.3%.
Bill Tancer of HitWise postulated that general keyword searches in the main index make up about 80% of all Google traffic, followed by image search at just under 10%.
Some other interesting stats on ZDNet's IT Facts blog.
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Melanie Phung: 8:19 AM, June 20, 2006
Well, "Fabian" if that is indeed your real name, when Windows "goes to sleep" in power save mode, it's not actually turned off. (Oh, and happy belated Father's Day, btw.)
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: 1:13 PM, June 20, 2006
"(And 85% of people 25 and older are sad to learn that they are no longer considered "young people.")"
Who did this survey?! In the Chinese culture, people between 40 to 65 years are considered middle age. Old ages are reserved for people over 85.
In the U.S., the legal age is 21; i.e., you can leave your home only when you reach 21 without your parents' permission (in order to be able to do that, you must be financially independent).
The adage "you are as old as you feel" is applicable to most of us except in high-performance sports such as professioanl football players.
Bon anniversaire!
Posted by Melanie Phung: 2:14 PM, June 20, 2006
Who did this survey?!
I thought it was fairly obvious that I made this up.
In the U.S., the legal age is 21; i.e., you can leave your home only when you reach 21 without your parents' permission (in order to be able to do that, you must be financially independent).
Not so. In nearly all states of the U.S., individuals are legally adults at the age of 18, not 21. There are various methods of achieving emancipation as a minor, including but not limited to being able to prove financial independence.
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Fabian Trudeau: 12:13 PM, June 19, 2006
How could you keep your PC on 24 hours on a day? Wouldn't Microsoft XP shut it down after a certain idle time?