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Could you give up ActiveRain, or the internet for a week?

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Realty RES.0808054

I'm not trying to get anyone to break of their addiction or tell them to stay away from the greatest site out there.  Iinternet know I need a 12 step program to help me here.  But I found a cool article today on how a surfing the web has become an obsession for a majority of American adults.  That many adults have given up on friends, and even "adult" activities to surf the web.

Turns out that out of the 1011 adults surveyed, just 15% would feel okay giving up the internet for a day or less, and a ful 80% said they could not go a week without the internet!  I know I'm firmly in the 15% that can't go a day, heck I just went to go get a coffee and left my phone and felt almost alone, and unconnected.

Read the whole article here.

How long can you give up the internet? 

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Clayton, MO
I have given up the internet for days at a time. Anything in excess is bad.....thats sad to me. People can strike a balance in life and should. Nothing wrong with the internet as long as they are getting outside and doing other things. Maybe they have made the internet more important than it should be. We are not menat to stay indoors all day. :)
Sep 20, 2007 04:09 AM
Rosemary Brooks
BMC Real Estate - 209-910-3706 - Stockton, CA
The Mother & Daughter Realty Team
Jon - I tried this.  Took a vacation (expenses were paid for me), I decided it would be a working vacation.  Go figure.  And believe me I worked -- especially on AR.  I look at AR as work and fun.  I love the informational angle and I appreciate the advice of the experts, AR is the best place to get all this information for free! I love free by the way.... so to answer your question. N O P E, not interested. smile
Sep 20, 2007 04:11 AM
Mark Pilatowski
myClosingSPACE - Manhattan, NY
Yeah, I saw that article too. My first question about it was whether they included people whose career required them to be online every day and how many were online for personal reasons. I have to be online when I am at work and I usually check in a few times when I am off. My job in online marketing requires it. It seems that the article tried to slant it so it appeared to be a bad thing and in many cases I can see that side. On the other hand many people use the Internet for all of their news, communication, etc which IMO is no different than reading a newspaper, watching TV, phone calls, etc. IMO the Internet is becoming the preferred telecommunication/news resource for many people so they rely on it for other things than just surfing the net and looking at porn, which IMO is what the article implies most people are doing.
Sep 20, 2007 04:14 AM
Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty
Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County
I do occasionally remove myself from Internet accessibility....but it is a challenge. Fortunately my business partner is available when I am not. I guess it is just part of the real estate lifestyle!
Sep 20, 2007 04:15 AM
Nancy Brenner
Referral Associates of Georgia, Inc. - Roswell, GA
Roswell Georgia Real Estate Agent
I need help.  haha  I don't post too much but I sure read a lot.  All day, all night and in between!
Sep 20, 2007 04:19 AM
Dan Coates
American Homes Real Estate - Simi Valley, CA
I could never live without the internet for more then a day. I would not call it an addiction I would just call it my job.
Sep 20, 2007 04:19 AM
Kate Bourland
Marketing with Kate - Redding, CA
Onlilne Marketing Mobile Marketing

I would love to live my life without the internet.  It's become a valuable tool but I do go days at a time without using it.

 

Sep 20, 2007 07:16 AM
Kate Crawford
Carolina Home Mortgage - Burlington, NC
I could go about 4 days- that is it.  I am too much a control freak and need to know what is going on- it is hard to remember before the internet
Sep 20, 2007 12:09 PM
Janet Guilbault
Platinum Home Mortgage Company - Walnut Creek, CA
San Francisco Bay Area Direct Mortgage Lender

I love it when it is around, but could said away on a cruise and never think about it.

Better question: could you live a week without watching sports on TV? I ask my husband this whenever he questions my blogging.

Sep 20, 2007 12:43 PM
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Naoma Doriguzzi - Virginia Beach, VA

My name is Naoma and I am an internet addict... it is the first thing I do in the mornings is check my emails, account info, and weather.  And throughout the day, my laptop/internet is always on!

I cannot go more than a few hours...even if its to check my emails for a couple of minutes.  

Sep 20, 2007 01:58 PM
Jon Sigler
Coldwell Banker Realty - South Windsor, CT
Sigler Sold Another! 860-306-8029

Janet - I like your question.  In my house beleive it or not, my wife is the bigger sports nut, she watches the Sox every night.

Interesting comment by many, that the survey didn't take in to account the possibility of those who use the internet for work.   

Mark - I agree with you that the article did seem to have a slant that using the internet is a bad thing.  Surely if you neglect things like work, bathing, eating, etc. it might be a bad thing, but that's a whole different thing and not what the article is about.

Keep surfing everyone, and see you on ActiveRain.  I'll see you tomorrow, since I can't go a whole day. 

Sep 20, 2007 03:11 PM
Ilyce N. Powell
Financial Revitalize - Baltimore, MD
CMPS- Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist
Oh, the horror! What a cruel questions to ask, John! You ought to be ashamed of yourself. LOL But to actually answer your question: before AR I could go maybe 2 days. After AR, it's a big, fat 0 (unless I am physically unable to get online).
Sep 20, 2007 04:03 PM
Jennifer Monroe
Indigo Home Team powered by Compass - Charlotte, NC
Real Estate REALTOR®/Broker/Designer

Not willingly, that's for sure :) But I'm so busy right now I struggle to find time to check in as often as I'd like. And my blog is a week behind :(

If I have just 2 minutes to get online, I spend it all on AR!!

Sep 20, 2007 05:27 PM
Jon Sigler
Coldwell Banker Realty - South Windsor, CT
Sigler Sold Another! 860-306-8029
Ilyce, physcially unable?  Just can't be true.  Go mobile.  I just found out that I can access ActiveRain on my Treo today!  
Sep 21, 2007 12:39 PM
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