If it's Wednesday you're probably on the internet

New research from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that average daily internet traffic is highest on Wednesdays, while evening traffic peaks on a Tuesday. The ONS used data from the London Internet Exchange (LINX) network statistics portal to analyze usage trends across the country. Among other findings are that internet activity drops off around an hour earlier in the summer, compared to the winter, suggesting that we’re ditching work earlier during the summer months to make the most of the lighter evenings. A drop in internet traffic between 4pm and 6pm coincides with the commuting period. On… [Continue Reading]