December 16, 2008 - 10:16am
It is the result of special survey conducted by Harris Interactive and sponsored by Intel. In details it shows that nearly half of the female respondents aged 18 to 44 or 46 % would rather go without sex for two weeks than give up the Internet for the same amount of time. In fact most of 2100 adults participated in survey consider the Internet essential to daily life in the current economic downturn.
According to Intel 65 % of the respondents felt they couldn't live without Internet access and 71 % said it is important or very important to have Internet-enabled device, such as laptops and smartphones that can provide updates on important issues, such as the state of the economy. Most of the respondents choose Internet over sex because they found it managing personal finances and finding discounts and the beast deals while shopping online. More than eight in 10 of the respondents agreed that Internet-enabled devices helped them stay up to date on the state of the economy, while almost nine in 10 said Internet has saved them money. Of the latter, 84 % lowered costs by comparing prices online and 65 % said they saved money by searching for coupons, discounts or special Internet promotions.
Other separate survey held by Billeo Company providing tools for managing online bill paying, found that more than half of people who do their financial transactions online never pay late fees.
Even in competition with TV department the Web won. Nearly sex in 10 of the respondents said they would give up watching television for two weeks rather than give up a week of the Web.
According to Intel 65 % of the respondents felt they couldn't live without Internet access and 71 % said it is important or very important to have Internet-enabled device, such as laptops and smartphones that can provide updates on important issues, such as the state of the economy. Most of the respondents choose Internet over sex because they found it managing personal finances and finding discounts and the beast deals while shopping online. More than eight in 10 of the respondents agreed that Internet-enabled devices helped them stay up to date on the state of the economy, while almost nine in 10 said Internet has saved them money. Of the latter, 84 % lowered costs by comparing prices online and 65 % said they saved money by searching for coupons, discounts or special Internet promotions.
Other separate survey held by Billeo Company providing tools for managing online bill paying, found that more than half of people who do their financial transactions online never pay late fees.
Even in competition with TV department the Web won. Nearly sex in 10 of the respondents said they would give up watching television for two weeks rather than give up a week of the Web.