This one is not so much overused as it is misused and rather meaningless. People generally do not "go online" anymore. There was a time not so long ago when using the Internet required preparatory action: to dial-up a service provider, get some things done, and then to disconnect. Many people used their voice lines for their Internet connection, and did not want to tie up the line for long periods of time.
Today, connections are pretty much constant, and rarely is a computer turned on but not connected to the Internet. Add to this the prevalence of smartphones, iPads, blackberries and the like and it basically means that people do not go online anymore.
They are online.
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