Survey: Americans spend as much time using Internet as TV

Ever feel like you spend most of your life staring at a screen? It might be more than just a feeling. According to a new Forrester survey, Americans now spend as many hours online as they do watching television. The average American spends about 13 hours per week watching TV and 13 hours online. On average, that’s 26 hours spent staring at a screen. And here’s the thing: “While the amount of time Americans spend watching TV has remained roughly the same in the past five years, Internet …

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