HANOVER (Reuters) – German twenty-somethings would ditch their spouses and do without a car in a heartbeat if they had to choose between having them or Internet access or a mobile phone, according to an industry study.
In a survey by German broadband association Bitkom around 84 percent of respondents aged 19-29 said they would rather do without their current partner or an automobile than forego their connection to the Web.
Living without a mobile phone was also unthinkable for 97 percent of those questioned in that age range.
Nevertheless, Bitkom president August-Wilhelm Scheer said on Monday in Hanover that did not mean that “the Web is an anonymous medium that leads to social indifference.”
One of the main themes at this year’s annual tech trade fair CeBit in Hanover is what the organizers have dubbed “Webciety,” short for WorldWideWeb society.
Bitkom said 1,000 people had taken part in the survey, and one in two people said they had made new friends thanks to chat forums and Internet communities. Around 8 percent said they had found a new partner thanks to online relations.
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