Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Porn Not the Most Popular Online Activity

Times are changing... Porn is no longer the number one activity on the Internet. It may be hard to believe, but according to a recent study by Bill Tancer, a researcher at Hitwise, time spent on social networking sites has surpassed time spent 'browsing' adult entertainment pages. Searches for pornography have dropped to account for 10% of Web searches, down from 20% a decade ago.

The study also showed that the top fears that people search for are elbows (seriously!), belly button lint, ceiling fans, social intimacy and rejection.
Also, searches for anti-depressant drugs spike around Xmas.
 
It's nice to see that people are doing things online besides gazing at porn, but I still think time wasted on a social networking site would be better utilised by socialising in, you know, the real world ... having said that, don't forget to add me to your Facebook!

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