Last week we conducted some research to find out more about our internet habits over the Christmas and New Year period. We discovered that over one-third of you (34%) spent time working and accessing work-related emails remotely. On average, you spent a whopping three hours and 18 minutes working from home when you were officially on holiday and one in 10 of those surveyed claimed they spent over 10 hours working from home.
Thankfully the festive break wasn’t just about work for a lot of you. As technology develops and viewing habits change, internet TV has become increasingly popular. One-fifth of those surveyed (20%) said they watched or downloaded TV from the internet over Christmas this year, spending an average of two and a half hours doing so.
This compares to 28% who watched clips on YouTube and 19% who played online computer games. Meanwhile over half (57%) of you spent time emailing friends and family, and 40% visited social networking sites.
As recently as 10 years ago most of our time over the festive period was spent with our nearest and dearest, or slumped in front of the telly. Now we’re spending big chunks of our Christmas time playing games online, watching TV over the internet or social networking. So now your Twitter followers know what you had in your stocking before you’ve even tucked in to your turkey!
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Mike Cutmore