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A recent ground breaking study has found an alarming rise in the amount of time the world is now spending online. The study which was partly funded by $20 found...See more » A recent ground breaking study has found an alarming rise in the amount of time the world is now spending online. The study which was partly funded by $20 found in a McDonalds' car park has sent shockwaves through the Bee My Geek office. Leading researchers have coined the phrase "online junkies" to describe the behavior of the modern day Internet user. The findings went on to claim that this kind of behavior is normally associated with those people that we consider to be ‘geeks'. "The Internet is slowly turning all of us into geeks. Previously active, sociable people are withdrawing from society in favor of the virtual world. This will have enormous implications on world health as activity levels decrease." the report claims. It wasn't all doom and gloom however, as the report also found index fingers to be stronger than ever. A source at the WHO (World Health Organisation) has claimed that the spread of online junkies will reach pandemic proportions within 5 years unless action is taken now to make the Internet a less appealing place. Users all over the world are logging on for their daily fix and finding it more and more difficult to log off. The finger of blame is already pointing at telecom giants such as AT & T who continue to make access speeds faster, and offer discounted download packages. Most even offer ‘unlimited' access deals which have been severely criticized by the WHO. The same source remarked "it's like letting a smackhead loose in a police evidence room for the afternoon". Here at Bee My Geek we recognize the potential dangers of becoming an online junkie, and have compiled this quick checklist that you can use to determine if you are becoming a geek. If any of these apply to you then seek help immediately. * All of your friends have an @ in their name * You're not sure if some of your friends are male or female * You spend more time on your friend's home pages than with your friends * You wonder how on earth your service provider is allowed to call 200 hours per month "unlimited" * Your del.icio.us bookmarks take 15 minutes to scroll from top to bottom * You wake up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom and stop and check your e-mail on the way back to bed * You have more e-mail addresses than pairs of pants * You don't believe anything you read in a newspaper unless you verify it on Digg * You think that 404 is the number of the beast * You check your mail. It says "no new messages." So you check it again just to be sure * You crank up your sound whenever you leave the room so you can hear if new e-mail arrivesSee less »