Why are we going online?

Americans are going online to pass the time more than they were just a few years ago, according to a new study.

A report from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project found that about 53% of young adults ages 18 to 29 go online on any given day for no particular reason except for a diversion or just for fun. About 81% of people in this demographic said they have done so at least occasionally.

From the oracles at IBM - 5 very interesting possibilities

Big Blue always has some great ideas in their “IBM 5 in 5” — five innovations that “have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years.”

Here’s the Cliff Notes version:

1. Generating electric power through everything from your running shoes to water flowing into your home;


2. Eradicating passwords through facial and voice recognition technology;


3. Linking your thoughts to your devices (i.e. technological mindreading);


4. Wiping out the digital divide, thanks to mobile broadband advances;


5. Targeted ads so precise that spam ceases to exist.

More here: http://bit.ly/uINd4p

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