Well, I was curious to see what was on the link (up in post #8) to Codger's bookmarked site here on YF, so I clicked on it... and then I wondered how many others in here did the same thing and, by golly, did we just contribute to our own "web bloat"?
I'm joshing, of course, and I'm with Codger regarding claims made by the various media about "how many", "how often", etc., which just shocks me
There's an interesting (as well as timely as regards this discussion) piece in yesterday's (Sunday) NY Times--business section, I believe--about how ad revenues compare between the Internet and mainstream media.
The Internet currently garners but a pittance but, upon further reading, the author goes on to claim the drips will become a huge torrent in just a few years. I seem to recall ~$50 Billion.
It was the late Everett Dirkson who years ago opined that, "A billion here, a billion there...pretty soon we're talking real money".