Does less evening Internet mean Europeans lead better lives?
September 1, 2009
What don't Europeans do all night? Surf the Internet, apparently. Arbor Networks has compiled traffic data from 65 ISPs in Europe and North America, all of which showed an intriguing difference in Internet usage patterns. When time zone differences are accounted for, North American Internet traffic peaks at 11pm and drops off consistently all night; European traffic peaks at 7pm and plummets soon after. Intriguing questions lie hidden within that one data point. Perhaps, as some of Arbor's customers speculated, "Europeans use the Internet less at night, have better social interactions, eat better food, and generally live better lives."
Does less evening Internet mean Europeans lead better lives?