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How The Internet Has Spread Around The World [Infographic]

How The Internet Has Spread Around The World [Infographic] | Emergent Digital Practices | Scoop.it
The world wide web has become significantly more worldwide over the past two decades. By 2010, more than 2 billion people--or about one-third of the global population--had access to the internet, up from something like .05 percent in 1990, and less than 10 percent of users worldwide now reside in the U.S.
As seen in this visualization two big trends are evident: the geographical diversification of the web, and China's sudden expansion and global dominance as an internet presence...

Further information explaining these trends comes from Google's public data tool. Take a look at the additional charts at the link--the first shows the relative proportion of internet users by country, and the second shows each country's total number of users.
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Anthony Burke's curator insight, December 13, 2012 3:15 PM

Two big trends are evident: the geographical diversification of the web, and China's sudden expansion and global dominance as an internet presence...

Thierry Bodhuin's curator insight, December 14, 2012 3:58 AM

Internet Evolution in different countries...

Alison Gilbert's curator insight, December 28, 2012 9:05 AM

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Infographic: the Future of Big Data

Infographic: the Future of Big Data | Emergent Digital Practices | Scoop.it

Big data is not new. It has existed for ages and can be attributed even to the initial years of computing. However, one might do well to consider why is there an increased buzz around this now.

The answer is quite simple: Significant advances that have been brought about by x86 hardware have actually helped in bringing computing power to the masses. However, with new technologies, cloud computing has extended this power. Now, users have extended perimeters, while still being able to control costs effectively...


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