Category Archives: Internet

564 Million Internet Users in China, 42.1% Penetration

  China’s web registry regulator, the CNNIC, today released data showing that China had 564 million internet users at the end of 2012, meaning that web penetration is 42.1%,  up from 8.5% in 2005. Source: Tech in Asia

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Al Gore Gives Birth to the Internet

Today in 1994, The Superhighway Summit was held at UCLA’s Royce Hall. It was the “first public conference bringing together all of the major industry, government and academic leaders in the field [and] also began the national dialogue about the Information … Continue reading

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2012 Internet and Mobile Trends

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In 2013 the internet will become a mostly mobile medium

  Source: The Economist, Morgan Stanley

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The Internet, 2002-2012

Source: mediabistro.com via Andy on Pinterest

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Life without the Internet in 1,115 Words

Paul Miller reports on the first three months being paid to completely disconnect from the Internet: The first two weeks were a zen-like blur. I’ve never felt so calm and happy in my life. Never. And then I started actually … Continue reading

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The Internet Underwater

Source: nicolasrapp.com

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