Tag: survey

Survey says: Americans are becoming more rude

Post author By web gangsta
Post date September 3, 2010
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Do you consider yourself to be a rude person?

Even if you don’t think it’s you that’s rude, it’s quite possible that other people think you are. And according to a NEW SURVEY ON AMERICAN MANNERS, American’s are becoming more and more rude when compared to before.

The survey asked the question, “Are Americans becoming kinder and gentler, or more rude and less civilized?”.

Only 14% selected the former, with 69% choosing the “rude” entry. When this poll was conducted a year ago, 75% said that Americans were becoming more rude.

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Internet

More than one-third of the Internet contains adult content

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 30, 2010

Cyberporn: How pervasive is it?
Online Porn: How pervasive is it?

TIME magazine once asked about how pervasive online porn was?

Other than “a lot”, it seems that we now have a more definitive answer to the question. According to a study by an online security firm, OVER ONE-THIRD OF THE INTERNET IS DEVOTED TO PORN.

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Internet News

Do you suffer from “Hourglass Syndrome” when using computers? You’re not alone…

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 28, 2010

Windows Hourglass

Do you suffer from “Hourglass Syndrome“?

That’s what computer chip manufacturer Intel has called the stress that waiting on slow computers to do their work causes. Sure, it seems to be entirely a marketing gimmick, as Intel is focused on upselling to newer and faster computer chips – but there does appear to be some basis in fact as a general observation. Who could blame Intel for taking advantage of the situation for their own profit and gain?

Tags Internet, medical, News, survey

10 Things Book food

Drink This, Not That: Lose weight through smarter drinking habits

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 15, 2010

Drink This, Not That!

Web Watch has always been a fan of the EAT THIS, NOT THAT series of books from Men’s Health, which boil down dieting and weight-loss to one simple task: you may not be exercising as much as you want to, and you may not be eating as healthy as you would like to — but making the right choices in eating can help offset the lack of exercise.

Remember, gaining and losing weight is paritally to do with the number and type of calories and fat that you take in. So change your meals, and even if you do nothing else – you should lose some weight simply by eating better.

The premise of their latest book, DRINK THIS, NOT THAT concentrates specifically on beverages, and what you should substitute when you go out for a drink. Not a lot has changed between the 2009 DRINKS YOU SHOULD DRINK, AND DRINKS THAT YOU SHOULDN’T and the 2010 LIST OF DRINK THIS, NOT THAT CONTENDERS, so let’s take a look at some of what’s listed in their HALL OF SHAME:

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Tags 10 Things, diet, food, How To, survey

shopping

Trending: Granny panties are making a comeback (did they ever really go away?)

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 10, 2010

Granny Panties

If you are a fan of 1960’s culture, such as what the TV show Mad Men tries to be, then you should be aware that the dapper 1960’s-era fashion is also making a bit of a comeback — a trend that has been directly attributed to the popularity of the fashion styles shown on that program:

And one item that has been consistently praised across the board is that the Mad Men fashion craze has brought back the Granny Panty.

Tags business, fashion, shopping, survey, underwear

News

Pretty girls don’t always get what they want… but plastic surgery can work wonders for others

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 8, 2010

Web Watch knows that if you really want to get ahead at the office, you have to apply yourself. This is simply common business sense that everyone in the corporate world should follow.

But some women (and some men, too – don’t think that they’re getting a free pass on this) believe that they can skate by in any situation on their looks alone.

Face it, toots – what may have worked in college at the sorority house when you tried to get the local computer nerd to do your CompSci homework for you simply by batting your eyelashes at him ain’t going to work in the real world.

That’s the gist of a study published in the JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY entitled Physical Attractiveness Biases in Ratings of Employment Suitability: Tracking Down the “Beauty is Beastly” Effect that says that contrary to popular belief, PRETTY PEOPLE DON’T ALWAYS GET WHAT THEY WANT.

Tags business, News, plastic surgery, survey

News sports

Bowl for free! Vote for Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift & others during National Bowling Week

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 4, 2010

This week is NATIONAL BOWLING WEEK and that’s why the BOWLING PROPRIETORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (BPAA) have decided to let the fans decide who is the BIGGEST CELEBRITY PROMOTER OF THE SPORT OF BOWLING, with the celebrity receiving the most votes being entered into the CELEBRITY HALL OF FAME at the International Bowling Museum.

The celebrity with the most votes on AUGUST 7th (NATIONAL BOWLING DAY) will be the winner, and YOU can vote as many times as you’d like for your favorite celebrity. What else is special about NATIONAL BOWLING DAY? You can get a free game of bowling with this coupon! Use it on August 7th, and help set a world record for the most bowling games played in a 24-hour period.

But more importantly, who are the celebrity nominees and what their vote tallies were as we head into these final few days before voting closes?

Tags Celebrity, holidays, justin bieber, News, sports, survey, World Record

food

Do you LOVE to cook? That’s what three in ten people say about themselves

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 3, 2010

Kiss the Cook

Web Watch knows our way around a kitchen, even if it is to help someone else prepare a meal. That’s because we know that people approach the kitchen as one of three groups:

Some people love to cook. It’s in their blood. These are the people you always are sure to invite to the local potluck dinner or bake sale.
Some people don’t mind cooking – they just know how to make food that is edible enough to survive on. It won’t be fancy, but don’t expect anything spectacular. The majority of people out there should fall into this category.
And there’s the third group that doesn’t know their way around a kitchen. Web Watch knows someone who claims to be so inept in the kitchen that they can burn a pot of water. (They tend to order out a lot.)

So it should come as no surprise that a recent Harris Poll of over 2000 adults discovered that THREE IN TEN AMERICANS (about a third) LOVE TO COOK.

Here’s the breakdown of that stat: 79% of adults said they liked cooking, while only 30% said they loved cooking. 49% said that they only enjoy cooking when they have the time. 14% said they did not enjoy cooking at all, and 7% of survey respondents said that they did not cook at all.

Tags food, Relationships, survey