Wednesday, May 11, 2011

MANY STARTING TO FIND DIGITAL LIFESTYLE OVERWHELMING

 

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The technological capabilities to keep people connected and informed is coming at a price.

The new “Digital Lifestyle Information Survey 2011″ shows the “electronic leash” appears to be getting shorter. Half of the respondents noting that their clients expect to be able to contact them at all times.

Four out of five people say they check their e-mail, “all the time,” more than three-quarters read and respond to e-mails at night and on the weekends, and 57-percent, “never turn off” their phone.

This need to be constantly plugged in is also seeping into people’s social and family life. Just under half admit, they’ll answer texts or e-mails while on a date/social occasion. Many say they’re sleeping less in an effort to stay on top of everything, and can’t keep up.

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