The Internet

The Internet has become a very highly used form of communication, information and more. As a globally used resource, it can be used by almost anyone; the Internet is a great resource, but is it overused by some people? How much time do we really spend on the Internet? And how is it used?




Canadians are some of the highest users of the Internet in the whole world! Canada, India and the United States are some of the top users of the Internet. Although Canada is much smaller in population compared to some other countries, Canadians still log an average of almost 44 hours a month as of a survey from 2010- a lot more than any other country of the same population!















Believe it or not:

• Canada dominates the use of many popular sites: we rank first for the frequency of use of online banking, Wikipedia, and YouTube





• British Columbia accounts for 13% of Canada's online population, Ontario at 38% and Quebec at 24%
  
  




• Two-thirds of the world's Internet population visit social networking or blogging sites, almost 10% of all the Internet time, according to a new report





• 99% of the Canadian youth report that they have used the Internet a some point
  




• Almost 8 in 10 youth say they have Internet access at home
  

The Internet is used for social, educational, business purposes,etc. Many of the networks have several purposes; Facebook is one of them. It is used by businesses and companies as a way of being well connected to the community or area that is serves. It also helps people to connect and reconnect with people as much as possible.


Internet may be a somewhat newer resource, but users range in age from youth to seniors. As everything becomes more and more based on technology, people rely on the Internet for many of their services, work and even as just a way to use/take up time. The fact that movies, music, the news and more can be viewed on the Internet, means that more people are just using the Internet and not making much use of the radio, television, magazines or reading newspapers as much.

How much time do you spend on the internet? Do you spend hours on Faecbook and YouTube while doing homework every night? Is the amount of time you spend on the internet more or less than the average Canadian?

Food for thought as you spend time searching the web!