In the early 1960's, during the cold war, ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Association) headed by Dr. J.C.R. Licklider assembled to improve the militaries use of computer technology. ARPA's goal was to find a quicker, more convenient way to transfer government and military files through the use of computers. The ARPAnet was created to test this idea, by sharing information between the University of Utah, UCLA, and the Stanford Research Institute. Long story short, the friendly internet that we use today began in November of 1992 when independent commercial networks started to grow, and allow users to travel between commercial sites, and away from the government's NSFNet.
The internet today is the greatest source of communication in the world. You can literally find anything your looking for on the web. There are sites for literally everything, from facts about the blue whale birthing process, to how skateboards are made. There are online super-communities such as myspace and facebook that link people across the globe, and web based buisnesses like ebay, and amazon, that sell whatever you can imagine. Now that i feel like im selling the internet, here are a few random facts.
- There are 18 billion search results for the letter a on google.com
- In Africa 3 out of 100 people use the internet
- In America 70 out of 100 people use the internet
- About 18 countries dont have internet connection
- About 20% of internet users are from the U.S.
Number of Years each took to reach 50 million users
- Radio - 38 years
- T.V. - 13 years
- Cable - 10 years
- Internet - 5 years
Way to get on track there, Beebo. I like your medium of communication the best. It is amazing how the internet has taken the world by storm. Every bit of information you could possibly want right at your fingertips. On a daily basis I can see what my friends are doing on FaceBook and MySpace, email a professor an assignment, play thousands of online games, and watch any genre of video I want. God Bless the internet.
ReplyDeletePretty cool facts. I use the internet for almost everything including college classes. I love to blog, find out about places I am going to visit, and even check my son's grades!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting choice for a topic, it is so big and so exciting I will be looking forward to reading your blogs in the future. Those are some very interesting stats. It just shows how easily it is to access the internet now, you don't even need a computer to access it, you could go to a friend's place or to a coffee shop that has computers for the public to use. It was mentioned there are about 18 countries that don't have an internet connection, I don't think it will be too long before they get it. They may not have as much money but pretty soon I think they will get one.
ReplyDeleteThat is some very interesting information about how the internet got so big. I knew that the military first brought it in to use but I didn't know when. I also have to agree with you on the fact that the internet is a great tool. I use it myself for many things. It has really given us the ability to find and use information faster. This is one tool that will get better over the years. I will be excited to see what your next blog will be Beebo.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that the internet came on so quickly, sure I knew that it has been insanely popular sense I can remember, but the fact that it did so much better than other mediums really astonishes me. The internet is a very cool thing that can be useful, especially to college students. I can still remember figuring the whole thing out when my family first go the internet. Looking back it seems dumb, but I guess that is just how fast that stuff changes.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see ya got real topic now Beebo! It's crazy to think of all the stuff you can find on the internet, and yes the blue whale birthing process and how to make skateboards are included. Its also pretty cool to see that the internet only took 5 years to get to 50 million users, good facts.
ReplyDeleteIt's Weird that the idea for the internet was for military use, and now we use it today. There's plenty to be found on the internet, and there is still more added every day. It's easy for a small website to get lost.
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