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America's Newest Addiction: The Internet?

A recent survey from Intel suggests that Americans are hopelessly addicted to the Internet. OK, maybe it doesn't suggest that, but that's sort of how we feel ourselves sometimes. The proliferation of wireless routers into every home that allowed for the deadly TV-Internet combo, combined with the spread of high-definition TVs, might have been the most important development in the last half of the 20th century. Well, maybe not the most important, but it's got to be up there. Having said all that, we hope you enjoy our company's wide selection of monthly print magazines.

Posted by Lee Pender on December 17, 2008


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