Anthony, For the Internet vs. traditional media; in addition to the Nie study, there's quite a bit of work in the communication field that explores the Principle of Relative Constancy.
Simple overview here: http://gcc.bradley.edu/com/faculty/lamoureux/website2/nmt/22/concept22.html I have used the following article in my past classes: Dupagne, M. (1998). A theoretical and methodological critique of the principle of relative constancy. Communication Theory, 7(1), 53-76. A look at Diffusion of Innovations (Rogers, E., 2003) can also be helpful in analyzing Internet vs. media adoption. Also at Stanford (IT&Society Journal) many good studies of IT, Mass Media and other Daily Activity: http://www.stanford.edu/group/siqss/itandsociety/v01i02.html -Lon Quoting Patricia L Mokhtarian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > And for a contrary view of the constancy of the travel time > budget, see > > > Mokhtarian, Patricia L. and Cynthia Chen (2004) TTB or not TTB, that is > the question: A review and analysis of the empirical literature on > travel time (and money) budgets. Transportation Research A > 38(9-10), 643-675. > > > With respect to time spent online, there's an interesting chapter in The > Internet in Everyday Life, eds. Barry Wellman and Caroline > Haythornethwaite, Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2002. > It's chapter 7, "Internet use, interpersonal relations, and > sociability: A time diary study", by Norman H. Nie, D. Sunshine > Hillygus, and Lutz Erbring; also see the release at > http://www.stanford.edu/group/siqss/Press_Release/press_detail.html. > Their data show that those spending more time on the Internet spend less > time socializing with family and friends, and also less time watching TV > and reading the papers. From that they conclude that the Internet > is displacing time formerly spent in social activities (and consuming > other media). I haven't read the press release in great detail, but > at least the paper is based on cross-sectional data, from which they are > inferring a trend. An alternative explanation is that those who > spend more time on the Internet are more solitarily inclined to start > with, and for them the Internet is replacing other solitary > activities. The press release charts indicate people > "reporting spending less time"... which suggests a > self-reported trend (which itself is subject to memory, social > desirability, and other cognitive and affective biases), whereas the book > chapter bases its results on an analysis of time use data, which in some > ways is more objective and reliable than a general self-report, but does > not convey a trend. > > > Best, Pat Mokhtarian > > > > > At 09:39 PM 8/2/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi > Anthony: > > > > Below is what you were looking for: > > > > Hupkes, G. 1982. The law of constant travel time and trip-rates. > Futures 14: 38-46. > > > > For a discussion see: > > > > Janelle, D.G. 2004. Impact of information technologies. In Hanson, > G., and Giuliano, G. (eds.), The Geography of Urban > Transportation, 3rd ed. New York: Guilford, > pp. 86-112. > > > > I hope this is helpful. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Aharon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Anthony Townsend > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 2:21 AM > > To: Urban Technology & Telecommunications > > Subject: [telecom-cities] Study on technology and time > > > > Does anyone remember a study from a few years ago that argued > that > > people spend the same > time budget on technology over history - i.e. > > > commuting times are > pretty much constant throughout history > > (regardless of transport > tech) and for example, increased Internet > > > use comes at the expense > of other media? > > > > > > thanks in advance > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to telecom-cities as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > > To set DIGEST mode and only receive one list message per day with all the > daily traffic, please visit the list website at > http://www.informationcity.org/telecom-cities > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to telecom-cities as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > > > To set DIGEST mode and only receive one list message per day with all the > daily traffic, please visit the list website at > http://www.informationcity.org/telecom-cities > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Patricia L. 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