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Youth Spend More Time on Web Than TV

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the choosing-one's-poison dept.

ChopsMIDI writes "According to a survey of 2,618 people, aged 13 to 24, teenagers and young adults spend more time on the Internet than watching television, indicating a shift in media consumption for a demographic prized by advertisers. On average, young people said they spent nearly 17 hours online each week, not including time used to read and send electronic mail, compared with almost 14 hours spent watching television and 12 hours listening to the radio."

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  1. since when... by TheLamb · · Score: 0, Troll

    since when has there been 43 in a day?
    what kind of survey is this?
    how can an average young person spend 17 hours a day online, and 14 watching tv, and 12 listening to the radio?

    all at the same time maybe? right thats it.

  2. Re:Is this _that_ surprising? by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 1, Troll

    I mean, look at all the services that the Internet can provide:

    Chat, Shopping, Gaming, Education, Music, Movies AND TV (I mean, who hasn't downloaded a Simpsons episode or two off Kazaa?)

    Cough. Porn. Ahem.