State of the Internet 2011

The Internet is a strange, huge beast. It is getting bigger, faster and more mobile each day. Ferocious social networks fight each other to be on top and gain more of our attention and personal information. An entire economy is generated from our browsing habits. This is the face of the Internet now. THE STATE OF THE INTERNET NOW! THE INTERNET WORLDWIDE The Internet is considered so important that access is a legal right in countries like Finland, Spain and Estonia. Countries like Egypt and Turkmenistan on the contrary are Internet black-holes, as they are censoring it at a pervasive or substantial level. In terms of quality, all networks are not created equal. Facebook Orkut 00 Zone V Kontakte Odnoklassniki Cloob Maktoob Mixi Zing Draugiem O INTERNET ENEMIES 2 SOCIAL NETWORKS QUALITY BACKBONES PLAY Because of ever cheaper devices, the ability to access the Internet via cellphone networks and increasing broadband reach, the actual number of people online won't plateau for decades. But the net is still mature enough for the growth in adoption to begin slowing down soon. IN THE LAST 100 SECONDS RESET NEW INTERNET USERS NEW WEBSITES |7 4 5 61 out of 1.97 billion Internet users worldwide out of 266 million websites worldwide INTERNET MOOD POLL NEW BROADBAND MOBILE USERS 5.38 MANIC DEVELOPED IT'S A GOOD DAY DEVELOPING SEEN BETTER SH'TTY TODAY'S FEELING 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010