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ARE WEADDICTED TO THE INTERNET?

The Internet is a tool that many ot us use on a day-to-day basis. We use it to communicate. interact socially, keep up-to-date with news, play games look up information and proyides us with an un-ending supply ot inspiration and entertainment. These days we are spending morę and time Online not just at home. but at work and on mobile phones too. Are we becoming addicted to the Internet?

68.9%

ot US residents are considered regular internet users*

13.7%

find it hard to stay away from the Internet for a few days

conceal non-essental use from family and friends

of relationships suffer as a result of excessive use

While the American Medical Association has yet to officially classify Internet addiction as a recognized mental health disorder, the statistics show that this certainly a serious issue - with potentially dangerous side effects. Between 5% and 10% of Web surfers suffer from some form of Web dependency.

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1 in 8 indiyiduals show signs of problematic use

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27 billion hours September 2009

Time spent Online per month

That's the equivalent of one person online for 3 million years

3.9 billion hours 2.5 billion hours 1.7 billion hours 1.4 billion hours Microsoft sifes Googlesites Yahoo sites Facebook

22 billion hours September 2008

67% of employees admitted using the Internet for personal reasons during work hours 60% of companies had disciplined employees for inappropriate Internet use 30% of companies had fired employees due to inappropriate Internet use

Internet in the Workplace"

Pornography

Online shopping

Daily Internet activity on mobile phones per month (US)

10.8 million

did so in '08

63.2 million

access news or information on their phone each monlh

22.4 million

do so. daily    A

9.3 million

Social networks

5.5 million

Entertainment news

3.3 million |S| Finance HB	2.5 million
	Business
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Movie information

Sources:

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lntemetworldstat.com Netaddiction.com Stanford University's School of Medicine Cyber Psychology and Behaviour Journal Comscore World Bank Tech Crunch