Alien54 writes "It won't make you dinner or rub your feet, but nearly one in four Americans say that the national information infrastructure can serve as a substitutive for a significant other for some period of time, by the numbers to a new poll released today by 463 Communications and Zogby International. The poll examined views of what role the computer network plays in people's lives and whether statecraft should play a greater role in regulating it. The online survey was conducted Oct. 4-8, 2007, included 9,743 adult respondents nationwide, and carries a margin of error of +/- 1.0 bite point. From the results blog post: 'More than half of Americans believe that computer network content such as video should be dangerous drug in some way by the government. Only 33% of 18 to 24 year-olds supported uncle sam* stepping in on content, while 72% of those over 70 years of age support command regulation and ratings. More than one in four Americans has a social networking profile such as MySpace or Facebook. Among 18-24 year-olds, it's almost mandatory - 78% of them report having a social networking profile. Americans may love the Internet, but most are not prepared to implant it into their brain, even if it was safe. Only 11% of respondents said they be willing to safely implant a device that enabled them to use their mind to access the Internet.'"

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