wo out of three British Internet users lose significant portions of their time to irrelevant web browsing, a study said on Tuesday. Reuters reports.

Workers confronted with the almost unlimited pool of online information become distracted and begin “wilfing,” short for “What Was I Looking For?”.

Wilfers lose two working days a month to aimless browsing, with men being the worst offenders, the study said. Shopping sites are the most distracting.

In addition to the time and money apparently being lost by UK businesses, the YouGov poll of more than 2,400 people reports other problems.

wo out of three British Internet users lose significant portions of their time to irrelevant web browsing, a study said on Tuesday. Reuters reports.
Workers confronted with the almost unlimited pool of online information become distracted and begin “wilfing,” short for “What Was I Looking For?”.
Wilfers lose two working days a month to aimless browsing, with [...]