50% of adults say they do not find Internet relevant

LegacyUser

Hi Folks.. Just saw this article on irishtimes website and thought people might find it interesting.

http://scripts.ireland.com/technology/newsshowall.cfm?ID=%201871

If someone else has posted this already then you have my apologies

Ken

LegacyUser

Let's face it: most people are lazy. That's why people will always watch TV. No interaction required (apart from changing the channel).

[This message has been edited by Urban Weigl (edited 02-08-2001).]

LegacyUser

I reckon this is partly due to the fact that companies like our current ISP's and the media arent giving the internet the type of reputation it deserves. People who dont use the internet think that as soon as you log on your greeted with porn and nerdy techobabble. Which is only the case if you set your system up that way , The problem could be that its been reported by people who dont understand the net themselves...
Its up to the ISP's to offer easy to install, affordable and well informed packages to the public so that people will give it a go.

LegacyUser

whats an adult? did they poll only what the ythink are adults or waht?

poll 100 18-19 year old adult dublin people and most will have internet in one way or another,

poll 50 year old adults that pre date microsoft and what do you expect

dahamsta

It's statistics, it's spin. You can spin statistics to say what you want, particularly if you ask the "right" questions of the "right" people. And people have realised that for ages, and regularly take the mick out of it:

http://www.google.com/search?q=statistics+quotes

Anyway, I mean it's Amárach, right? I mean, come on! Personally, I think all statisticians should be taken outside and shot. But humanely, obviously. Quickly and painlessly. Put them out of their misery.

"And what do you do for a living?"
"I'm a statistician."
"Ah, so you *count* for a living?"
"Ah no, it's much more complex than that..."
"No it's not..."

*BANG*

adam

LegacyUser

you know that statistians dont read playboy for entertainment....

No its a good dose of the Acturial and Log Tables.

Dont get me started on "Stattos"

Oh and BTW...
LIES LIES AND DAMN STATISTICS
Who are these ppl being interviewed??
Hermits, Farmers, CaveMen?? Who knows!
Or maybe those of us who have the pleasure of living under a very big rock!

80p.

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LegacyUser

Well, I think this survey makes a lot of sense.. just thinking of the "working class" and over 55s that I know.

I guess the internet still needs that "killer app". A bit like the way TV has live sports broadcasts.

Ho hum.

phaxx

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 80project.com:
Who are these ppl being interviewed??
Hermits, Farmers, CaveMen?? Who knows!
</font>

Oi oi watch it, I'm a hermit, I live in a dark cave with humming machines, flashing lights, I rarely see the light of day and I'm damn proud of it, too!

LegacyUser

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Fergus:
Well, I think this survey makes a lot of sense.. just thinking of the "working class" and over 55s that I know.

I guess the internet still needs that "killer app". A bit like the way TV has live sports broadcasts.

Ho hum.</font>

Well, the Internet has "on-demand" sports broadcasts. Too bad you can only watch them in "Super Stamp Vision" in Ireland, thanks to Eircom.

LegacyUser

Well, as us Germans say: "Never trust statistics that you did not fake yourself!"...
I assume part of the lack of interest is the lousy offering of the ISP's over here. If there was decent internet access at a decent price available in this country interest would be higher as well.

MiCr0

50% adults say they do find Internet relevant

results here
http://scripts.ireland.com/technology/newsshowall.cfm?ID=%201871

half full or half empty?

dahamsta

half full or half empty?

I take it you mean the heads of the statisticians?

adam