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What does ‘going online’ mean nowadays? It used to mean dialling up your modem to your ISP; you had to pay for it by the minute. Or for a business ‘going online
by jameshart 4y ago
What does ‘going online’ mean nowadays? It used to mean dialling up your modem to your ISP; you had to pay for it by the minute. Or for a business ‘going online’ meant getting a website and an email address set up - and once you’ve ‘gone online’ like that you’re online all the time.
Social media account users are ‘always online’ in the sense that someone can always find them and interact with them… regardless of whether they’re using a device or even awake.
Most information workers - even ones who still work in an office - ‘come online’ when they get to their desk and often remain ‘online’ for out-of-hours contact.
So… what different people mean when they say they are ‘online constantly’ feels like it probably renders any conclusions you can draw from this kind of survey pretty thin.
- kylecazar 4y agoWondering the same. If being online constantly means connected to the internet and accessible, I'm guilty. If it means actively engaging with content, I doubt over 40% of adults are doing that 'almost constantly'. Constantly means something. It doesn't mean too much, or a lot, or an unhealthy amount -- it means almost the entirety of your time.
- HardwareLust 4y agoPew didn't define anything though. This is just the results of a survey where 31% picked the answer "Almost constantly".
- thenerdhead 4y agohttps://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Internet-Frequency-Update-Methodology-Topline.pdf https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Inter... > About how often do you use the internet? That's the definition.