The Internet is permeating our lives. More of us are going online and more of us are staying longer online. Here are some more Internet statistics for the Year 2000 From International Data Corp, Forrester Research, Jupiter Communications, Cyber Dialogue, Alexa Internet, The Boston Consulting Group, NPD Online, Activmedia Research and Inside Research.

• The U.S. online population will reach 137 million, less than 50 percent of the nation's population.
• Average time spent online in the U.S. will increase to 8.2 hours per week, up from 7.6 hours in 1999.
• $450 million will be spent online to purchase prescription drugs.
• U.S. e-commerce in health care will reach $16 billion, a 150 percent increase over 1999.
• 3.8 million households will invest online, a 23 percent increase over 1999.
• 28 percent of online shoppers will buy online after visiting brick-and-mortar stores.
• Unique hosts on the Web will increase to more than 5 million, up from 3.3 million last year.
• U.S. online ad spending will reach $5.4 billion, up from $2.8 billion last year.
• More than 32 million adults will go online for game-related content.
• 11 million U.S. households will make their first purchase online.
• Almost 50 percent of all Net surfers will have their own Web sites by spring.
• Latin America will see the world's largest percentage growth in Net advertising: 137 percent to $121 million.
• Dialup U.S. households will climb to 35 million, up from 32 million in 1999.
• 60 percent of Net shoppers will bookmark an average of seven shopping sites.
• U.S. business trade over the Net will skyrocket to $251 billion, up from $109 billion in 1999.
• 2.3 million U.S. households will use cable- modem access, almost double the 1.2 million in 1999.
• Online business-services revenues will climb to $43.7 billion, almost double last year's $22 billion.

Transforming Tomorrow

The Ages of Women

• Age 8: Looks at herself and sees: Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty.
• Age 15: Looks at herself and sees: Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty/ Cheerleader,or if she is PMS'ing: sees/Pimples/UGLY ("Mom, I can't go to school looking like this!")
• Age 20: Looks at herself and sees: "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall,too straight/too curly" - but decides she's going out anyway.
• Age 30: Looks at herself and sees: "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" - but decides she doesn't have time to fix it so she's going out anyway.
• Age 40: Looks at herself and sees: "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" - but says, "At least, I'm clean" and goes out anyway.
• Age 50: Looks at herself and says: "I am" - and goes wherever she wants to.
• Age 60: Looks at herself and reminds herself of all the people who can't even see themselves in the mirror anymore . . . goes out and conquers the world.
• Age 70: Looks at herself and sees wisdom, laughter and ability - goes out and enjoys life.
• Age 80: Doesn't bother to look. Just puts on a red hat and goes out to participate in the world.
• Age 90: Can't see and doesn't worry about it!

Hmmmm, perhaps there is a message here .

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