Favorite way to spend time online

[dn3dj]

I saw a thread for what we do offline, and our pets, and favorite t.v. shows.  How about what we like to do online?

Roleplay games?  Games?  Forums/Blogs? (the ones you're not paid for, the ones you just enjoy based on your interests)  Chatting with friends?  Or the elusive "other"? 

Details please.  I don't know if hyperlinking is allowed here, but I'm sure we can explain without linking to the site if it's against guidelines.  Also, I'm assuming this site is PG, so if your time online is spent with "Adult" interests, perhaps that would be best not being discussed. 

[Di]

I have to say other, I use a computer for work, but I still chat, mess around with my personal site, game and so on. Other fits me best.

[dn3dj]

I'm glued to my favorite forum and chatting with a friend or two. 

I don't know how I did any research for school and special interests before the internet.  All of my communication now is through email.  I like to joke that all my friends are virtual.   

[willij]

I manage a computer network so I find that I spend a lot of time online searching for technical information of one sort or another.

Then there's email.....how did we communicate before the advent of the internet?

And how could I forget.....the shopping?  Even virtual window shopping.  Surely - being online RULES!

[wisedude]

I do mostly work related stuff - I also buy and sell domain names for fun.  I "dabble" in playing games in my spare time, though not much at all.  The internet is so diverse in its uses, I couldn't begin to list everything I do on it right here

[shading-scars]

I use to be a webmaster of some gaming websites and then a few other failed websites. It was all good times though. I even sold one of my sites a couple years ago. These days I still do a little webmaster work, but most of the time I talk to friends and find nice forums to post at. It gives me some distraction from life.

[emmalou]

I would like to learn how to design websites and I spend a lot of time looking at things that interest me, but my ultimate favorite is blogging and writing online. I find it very therapeutic.

[ebittner]

I spend the bulk of my time online chatting with friends and talking to people on forums, I really enjoy spending quite a bit of time online becasue it gives me something to do between classes and other activities. I also like spending some time on ebay.

[matefork]

I spend a lot of my time working online. When I first came into the internet I thought then that there must be a way to earn. I searched for several months and then I found the work at home opportunities websites. I work during the day and some at night where I do some chatting also.

[rasengan]

World of Wacraft! Just kidding 
My time is a mix between my online classes, blogs, and a couple pc games, most notably BattleField 2142 and World of Warcraft.
I remember when my time was nothing else than online gaming, eight hour blocks of gaming. But now the bills need to be paid to I need to do a bit more than just play games all day.

[Mochara]

Social networking, talking to my friends and posting on the forums and blogs I like to visit are by far my favourite activies on the internet. I use it for social purposes and communicating with other people the majority of the time. The only other use I have for the internet is my course work in college. The internet is a great resource for learning and keeping in touch.

[Di]

World of Wacraft! Just kidding 

Not funny! I'm off to go game now. haha

[jennywalsh]

I love chatting on-line, I'm always on some kind of forum gossiping away or emailing friends and family or using instant messenger...when I look at it all written down there I must be really annoying some people with my incessant chatter

[cyberdevil]

Forums and blog sites. I love reading, and I love writing, so that genre fits me perfectly.

[shelialk]

I spend time playing games and chatting with friends and working on my jewelry website

[sexy_calo]

I usually chat to friends, buy stuff, get soccer information and scores. As well as looking for information and downlaoding music and games

[timothywcrane]

     My favorite thing to do online is to try and figure out what to do with this Second Life icon on my desktop.

     I love the idea of setting up a business in a virtual world, but I get through the tutorials and start to fall asleep, close the program and go to sleep for the night.

     Maybe if I tried to get into Second Life before the end of my workday, which is often around 1 AM. Does anyone else spend time in Second Life? Maybe you can post a thread on the easiest way to meet people in Second Life without getting spammed to death.

[Shir]

I am usually "hanging out" at forums. There is this one webmaster forum that is really relaxed unlike digitalpoint where everything is mainly business. I also have my Final Fantasy blog and i am also helping out a friend with his charity gaming forum.

So yeah blogs and forums lol

[khairil_1]

Hi,

I spend most in forum giving opinions and exchange ideas.
I also spend lots of time playing forex trading until i achieve my targets.
Once in the while i play online games.

cheers

[cshinaberry]

I, like so many others, use a computer for work, so one would think I'd be a little burnt out on staring at a screen when play time rolls around, but...  not true!  I am an absolute sucker for forums (I've always wondered, should that be "fora?") and blogs.  It's how I do a lot of my socializing with like-minded folk, plus there are some really great sites out there where the talk is at least somewhat highbrow and the discussions are fascinating.  And I love music blogs!  I have greatly expanded my musical horizons by seeing what others are listening to, what music others value, and what people who share my taste in music think I would like.  In the summer, though, I spend a lot less free time online.  There are a lot of trails out there that need to be hiked!

[nashville383]

Definitely an "other". I do spend a lot of time on forums and blogs, but one of my favorite things about the internet is I can be doing 8 other things at the same time. I am online all day at work, researching, writing, emailing, etc. and then when I'm home I seem to get lost just "browsing" anything and everything from do it yourself home projects to celebrity gossip to political updates. Definitely (and for anyone who watches "Lost" please forgive me) one of the "other"s.

[Primus]

Well, right now I'm posting in several forums, gaming online (Ikariam mostly), downloading a game (which will take another 25 hours to download), watching the occasional video, and also trying out new things.

[Di]

Ikariam does sound a little interesting, how long have you been playing for?

[Primus]

Ikariam does sound a little interesting, how long have you been playing for?

I've been playing for about a month. What makes it interesting is the fact that there's no "grind". After playing the usual games (World of Warcraft, EVE Online etc.) I've noticed several things. One of them is that they are all alike. The player travels to a location, does some task, returns to the original location and gets rewarded. Then it's just a matter of doing that over and over again. After a while that gets boring.

Ikariam, on the other hand, is an "empire builder". Once the buildings are placed, the fun is in juggling resources to meet your growing community. Also, since attack is an ever-present possibility, there's also a defence strategy to consider. The multi-dimensional aspects of the game make it much more interesting that your average "run, gun and farm" online game.

The fact that the game operators are friendly and responsive is also a plus point

[dreamsarepoetry]

My favorite way to spend time online is Instant Messaging with friends. I also love to spend time on forums and blog sites (unpaid) for fun and for the friends that I have there. I've never found a game that I can stick with for very long, or an RPG, though I'm up for recommendations (so long as they don't cost anything).

[RedWingFan94]

I spend a lot of time on different forums chatting with and making new friends.  I also spend a lot of time chatting to my many out of state friends and family members through instant messaging services.

I also LOVE to sell and shop on Ebay.  You can find some really great deals!

[Bridget]

I'd have to definitely check 'other' for myself.
I like checking my email; I never use instant messaging since my friends and I never seem to be on the computer at the same time.  I also use the internet quite a bit to look up information on any number of topics.  Pretty much anything that comes to mind that I'm interested in learning more about.  It's also the first place I check when looking for a place to take a vacation.  I'm always ready to travel. 

[HsrmSC]

Most of my on-line time is spent on a single browser game and while I'm playing mostly I use forums to to spend my time while waiting for my character to do something... He is quite slow and takes a lot of time so I actually spend a lot of time browsing forums.

[Lisa]

Hi, I love to spend time online doing a variety of things. I love to blog. I have to blog at least once every day. I usually blog first thing in the morning and then last thing in the evening before bed. I like e-mailing and I like playing games. I play a variety of games. I play on sites like pogo, bigfishgames, iwin etc and then I play online games like world of warcraft and Guild wars. I enjoy working online and making money. I also like window shopping on ebay.

[sani]

I usually spend lots of time at forums reading movie reviews. Also, I read the news and shop online looking for bargains.  Ocassionally I chat with friends, and family. I admit, it's time consuming and fun at the same time.

[tlourdeau]

Like a few others, I too have decided to say "other".  My interests are in online poker and casino games, forums, blogs, and pretty much anything I can get my hands on to pass the time.  Usually I'm doing something else like watching TV or a movie.  I have a really short attention span, so it helps for me to have a few things going on at once.  Otherwise, I get stir crazy, and no good comes from it...

[masterskiller]

Playing on free online games e.g. miniclip.
Slacking off from work and school.LOL. Oh and also Youtube.

[Mike]

When I do get spare time, I like reading posts from lots of different kinds of blogs: internet marketing, sports (especially soccer) and music. I also enjoy listening to music on my cellphone ... if I ever lost my phone, I would be completely distraught!

[lighterfluid]

I go straight to Salon.com. My favorites are Cary Tennis', Since You Asked... and Broadsheet. I check my email once or twice while I'm on the computer. I like Slate.com as well. I look a lot of things up too. I research products, physical ailments, children's behavior. I didn't like Wikipedia at first but I have since learned to appreciate it, for the same reason I now appreciate open source software. It's the immediacy, the currentness and the links to verify accuracy. I love the internet. There is no telling what you will find.

[Di]

for the same reason I now appreciate open source software.

Karma point for that!

[evabaker28]

I guess I'm going to be the odd one out here. The main reason I get on the net is to use email and do research. I don't "play" much. Recently, I've been using it to find online jobs. It has literally taken years to find anything legitimate. Most online jobs require money to get started. Other programs require you to recruit people, and I just didn't want to mess with that.
So, basically, my main focus now is to use the internet for work opportunities such as posting. 

[new4me]

I do a lot of research, most of the things are for school. I spend time on various forums, just reading looking around, I like to gather information. The on line games are good distraction as well.

[Harke]

I spend time to visit different sites and viewing forums. I post on various forums . I mostly visit educational sites.I also spend my time on searching my interests in go-ogle .

[Lerius]

My time online is mainly spent on online forums and watching videos on Youtube, as well as talking with some of my friends. Recently though, I upgraded my WWE forum, and making sure that's up to speed and adding new features, as well as standard moderation needs, has been occupying the most of my time. Still a small forum that I originally started under a free host for my friends, I have plans to make it huge! ^_^

[trader1499]

I use to be into gaming big time.  However, I've been spending most of my time in forums lately and I found out about this opportunity recently.  I started my own forum with a friend and thats looking good so I'll probably be away from the video games for a while 

[Travis]

Since I own my own forum I spend a huge portion of my day maintaining and posting on it. I love to interact of other forums as well, not just mine. I have learned so much information from forums, my school teachers would be jealous.

[Odin]

I play World of Warcraft with my girlfriend and her daughter several days a week and I work full time from my home over the internet doing various types of freelancing work. I also watch TV on the internet because the reception where I live is horrible.

[katie]

Well, I do a lot of my work online but my favorite thing to do while on the internet is to play games. Mmorpg's are my favorite. Right now, my favorite game is rpgworld. It's extremely addictive and fun.

[buddys]

Working!  I love to spend time on line.

I even read books on line, Project Gutenberg being only one of the many ways to do this.  It's great, I don't have to drive to the library or worry about losing the book or paying fines.  Wonderful! 

I love pets too and spend lots of time on dog related sites. 

My wife loves to do handcrafts and goes to crochet and knitting sites as well as a few sewing sites (when she can get me off the computer).

We also go to a few music sites since she also plays the Mountain or (lap) Dulcimer which is the state instrument of the state of Kentucky.

Well  , I'm sure this is wayyyyy too much information but I am looking for a job so........

Look guys, I can post, put me to work for you!

[Silva]

I have been on-line about 8 years but since retiring 2 years ago, I spend almost all day on-line, when I'm not out walking, gardening or being a helpful grandparent!

I like to play little flash games like prizee.com and I play Runescape, Entropia and Travian which are all role-play/strategy games.

I do a lot of surveys and some mystery shopping, talk to friends with Skype and visit forums. I used to be active on review sites like Ciao and Dooyoo but don't seem to have time nowadays.

Oh yes, I also buy and sell on EBay from time to time. There's never enough hours in the day!!!

[hpterin]

I post in a lot of forums that I don't get paid for.  It's great to be in an interest group that sincerely interests you!  I have gardening groups and paranormal groups that I take part in.  Always things to learn from others in the field or with different experiences and it's great to read and share all the information! 

[belglen]

I spend my time online mostly shopping, looking for products and even writing reviews. I also like to join in with some online chat, I used to play bingo but did not win very much.

[jojox360]

My favorite way to spend my online time is usually searching on video sites like Youtube and Dailymotion to entertain myself. You can basically find a video about anybody or anything on these sites so there  leaves little reason to even watch regular T.V anymore. Especially with the fact that some of these video sites broadcast live. An example would be NBC Olympics.

[webo]

Well I can't say I spend my time in any one area of the Internet.  I seem to bounce around.

I have about 15 websites I keep up and slowly add to daily when possible.  I am always working the forums finding new link partners and projects to work on that will hopefully produce enough cash to make this a full time job for myself.  And of course I hate to admit it but I also waste a little time on my space and you tube, not daily but maybe once a week or so.

Other than that I am always trying to find a new way to make my time on the Internet profitable and fun.  If you guys have any good ideas for me, “I am all ears”.

[sarahs]

I am an absolute myspace freak!
Apart from that, I have lately been spending a lot
of time on a site called slicethepie.

It's a music review site, where you earn
about six cents (american) per song you review.

It's a lot of fun, though you have to really
be patient to find the proverbial needle in
the haystack of mediocre music.

[happydollmaker]

I play at Yahoo games Pyramids or at  ArcadeTown The Black Knight. I also read news online. I like to hang out at the crafters forums and get ideas.
 Its just plain fun with so much you can do online.

julie

[sarahs]

I am an absolute myspace freak!
Apart from that, I have lately been spending a lot
of time on a site called slicethepie.

It's a music review site, where you earn
about six cents (american) per song you review.

It's a lot of fun, though you have to really
be patient to find the proverbial needle in
the haystack of mediocre music.

(Fixing the format of this for my application to be accepted... no line breaks, guys!)

I am an absolute myspace freak!Apart from that, I have lately been spending a lot of time on a site called slicethepie.  It's a music review site, where you earn about six cents (american) per song you review.

It's a lot of fun, though you have to really be patient to find the proverbial needle in the haystack of mediocre music.

[megD]

I mostly use it to push my writing career forward.  However, I also enjoy my email and My Space along with our local newspaper website.

[dustinf]

I spend most of my time online playing games.  I play World Of Warcraft, Counterstrike 1.6 and sometimes Call Of Duty 4.  Most of the time I'm playing World Of Warcraft.

[sfabobby03]

I spend most of my day at work writing on forums. I am on quite a few boards and really enjoy it. That is one of the main reasons this seemed like a good part time income!

[taylorjay22]

Its hard to say, I really like looking through webmaster forums online such as Digital Point to see what I can find about business practices and other online success stories, but I also love web designing. I think I might start a business in web design if the market still needs it.

[jjmm]

I spend most of my time making money with some sites, as well as posting on forums. While I am not doing this, I play flash games as they are fast and easy to play... Sometimes I also chat with other people too

[Raven]

I'm a freelance writer, so I spend almost all day every day on the computer, but it's predominantly work. I wish I had more time to throw more gaming or just socializing in there. Maybe when my little girl is a bit older...

I have a permanent column in a finance/investment magazine and the deadlines are killers. I have two contracts with online content providers and the amount of stuff they expect churned out is sometimes insane. I write/submit general stuff to whatever other publication I can find. I do some paid blogging. And I do some paid forum posting.

Whatever it takes to keep the mortgage paid and the bills covered so I have a roof over my daughter's head.

On the bright side - I seriously love being able to work from home full time. Definite benefits. I wouldn't give it up for anything.

[Grace]

I too am a freelance writer. I have been posting regularly on www.hotcouponworld.com for two years. It is a very large forum but has a very welcoming atmosphere. We cover a variety of topics including; couponing, sales, health issues, financial recommendations, economical and personal issues to name a few. It was actually on Hot Coupon World that I learned about paid posting.

I would have to say that my favorite way to spend time online is reading and posting. While I do appreciate the financial aspect of paid posting, I have been posting for years just for the shear pleasure of community posting. I enjoy meeting people online and talking about a variety of interest. Yes, I do enjoy playing the arcade games on the forums that I post on that have them. However, I am only able to spend a limited time playing arcade games.

Although if the forum I am posting for is new and needs some players to help build up their arcade, I am happy to help. I do try to write intelligent well-written post for each forum that is utilizing my services. I thank you for your consideration and look forward to helping out any way I can.

[esper_d]

My favorite way to spend time online is by researching for articles I'm writing for pay.  I write articles for a site on the net on a daily basis so it's necessary to always be studying what's new and correct facts about stuff so my articles are fresh, yet accurate.

[ThirdEye]

When i'm at work I use the internet to help people get their daily lives back when their equipment goes down.  When i'm at home it's World of Warcraft.  I like to browse forums, download some music here and there, instant message, and Gmail.  It's funny how much time I spend on the internet.

[sayantan04]

My favorite past time is chatting and socializing on forums on topics that I mostly have opinions on, I am pretty well-informed. And I do like to write about something that may be I have had in my mind for quite sometime, and would like to share my views on.That may include world politics, cars, sports or even movies.

[flowerhorn]

Visiting other bloggers sites is my favorite way to spend time online. Of course, I can't do that all the time while being online as I have to make a living. It is very relaxing to see other postings and at times very hilarious with the posts that they made.     

[radiantph]

Just planning to create the very first blog site of my own. I've been looking at the blog sites and read what the blogger had put in his/her blog. This would help me create ideas in creating my own blog. This work is kinda brain-draining and prone to back pain sitting for hours.