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People are using the Internet at an ever increasing rate. The Internet is becoming an addictive tool for some... and Diane Wieland, a professor of nursing at LaSalle University says that some surfers may be addicted to the Internet. v

Ever open up your Web browser to check on a news item, and suddenly an hour has gone by and you're still online?

Ever log on to research a hotel for a trip and find yourself Googling the names of people you went to junior high with? In between, hours, and dozens of Web sites, may have passed by.

There's even a 20-question Internet addiction test in her piece. It includes questions like, "How often do you find that you stay online longer than you intended?" and "How often does your job performance or productivity suffer because of the Internet?"

Addicted to the Internet? It's possible : article

In a related article: Sydney workers are increasingly using email to communicate...

MANY Sydney workers are so obsessed with their inbox they are devoting the equivalent of a day of their own time each fortnight to answering work emails.

One in five businesses say they have staff who spend four hours a week, or more, sending and replying to job-related messages out of normal office hours, a survey by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce has revealed. More than half the businesses polled said employees spent at least some time outside normal hours on work emails

Addicted to email - a Sydney compulsion : article

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