Just what would you give up if the Internet was taken away from you? For some, sex, alcohol, showers, and chocolate are on the list, according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group.
The study, which is focused on the importance of the Internet on the economy, predicts that by 2016 the Internet will account for 5.2 precent of GDP for G20 countries. However, it’s the supporting facts that show how dependent consumers are on the Internet. And the findings are both striking and humorous.
The researchers found that 21 percent of Americans would give up sex for Internet connectivity. As the infographic below illustrates, 73 percent would give up alcohol, 69 percent would give up coffee, and 77 percent chocolate rather than give up the Internet for the year.
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Called “Pay With Cash,” the program would allow the approximately 20% of Walmart customers who lack bank accounts or credit cards to reserve products for pick-up online and then pick them up at a nearby Walmart, where they would, as the name suggests, pay with cash.
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Using a thermal imaging camera, Consumer Reports engineers recorded temperatures as high as 116 degrees Fahrenheit on the front and rear of the new iPad while playing Infinity Blade II.
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A man who made comments about his estranged wife on his Facebook page and was threatened with jail unless he posted daily apologies for a month won’t be locked up even though he stopped making amends early.
Mark Byron agreed to begin posting the apology last month to avoid jail but later said the ruling violated his freedom of speech. He stopped posting the apology after 26 days, but Judge Jon Sieve, of Hamilton County Domestic Relations Court, determined Monday that he had posted it long enough, and Byron wasn’t jailed.
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Restaurant owner Shannon Bennett said the four men – wearing business suits – walked into the venue’s Lui Bar with travel suitcases and ordered Negroni cocktails before throwing themselves off the building.
“Basically, four guys came upstairs with parachutes hidden underneath their jackets,” Mr Bennett said. “One went to the bathroom, followed by the rest, straight out to the balcony and pretty much jumped straight off.”
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Police say it is an epidemic across the country and only getting worse: Tens of thousands of smartphones stolen every year. And yes, it gets violent: Many victims are beaten, bruised and hospitalized. Authorities say there’s an easy fix, a way to stop these criminals in their tracks right now. But, they say, the wireless companies are blocking it — to protect their profits.
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