The Story of Communication:
Internet—Fascinating Facts
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The Internet is changing so fast that by the time you read
this page, it will be different from what it was when you
began reading.
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In France, the pre-Internet Minitel service has been so popular
that it slowed acceptance of the Internet.
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Before the Internet, a number of interactive systems were tested
in the United States. Almost all of them failed.
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The predecessor to the Internet was started by university science
researchers who wanted a better way to share information.
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The Internet was designed without a headquarters so that in
the event of an atom bomb attack, it could still function.
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A website sits in “virtual space.” It exists but
does not have a physical location.
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The first website was designed in 1991, not so long ago.
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No one knows how many websites are on the World Wide Web.
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An early website was called “Archie,” so people
would think of “archive.” Instead, a new search
engine was called “Veronica.”
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“
Google” is just one of the latest odd search engine names
that include Gopher, Dogpile, Hotbot, Lycos, and Yahoo.
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According to a 2004 survey, every minute Google handles 138,000
requests for information in 90 languages.
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Amazon.com has a search engine that can examine every word
in well over 100,000 books.
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One computer specialist said, “Asking who is in charge
of Internet is like asking who is in charge of the national
sidewalk system.”
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Email seems to have revived letter writing, but without its
traditional politeness and graciousness.
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IM became popular in 1996 when four Israeli programmers came
up with ICQ (“I seek you”), a free instant messaging
method.
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Play the “Google game.” Find two words that will
produce one and only one listing.
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Television remained the No. 1 source for political news; 21%
of 18 to 29-year-olds identified the Internet as their No.
1 source.
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eBay was born out of a conversation in a San Jose, California,
living room.
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It took the telephone 75 years and television 13 years to acquire
50 million users. It took the Internet five years.
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Half the people in the world have never made a phone call.
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A researcher in India estimated that a single new phone line
in a developing country adds an average of $3,700 to its national
wealth.
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According to a study, American women over the age of 40 spend
more time playing online games than men or teens do.
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There is the Internet Addiction Support Group. It has 300 members
who meet online.
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