How the Internet Has Made The World Greener

HOW THE INTERNET HAS MADE THE WORLD GREENER THE RISE OF DIGITAL MUSIC CD SALES DIGITAL TRACK SALES 730 M 1172 M VS 223.5 M 19,2 M 2000 2012 2003 2012 That means million 97.5 less pounds of plastic have been produced! VINYL SALES FUN FACT: Vinyl records are the only medium bucking this trend, where sales are up nearly 40% from 2010 2010 2012 FROM THE DARK ROOM TO THE COMPUTER ROOM PRINTED PHOTOS UPLOADED PHOTOS ordered online TO FACEBOOK 300 M 35.9 26.9 BILLION TO INSTAGRAM BILLION VS 5 M printed at home 2000 2010 DAILY DAILY That means million 90 less pounds of paper used! THE NEXT CHAPTER IN SAVING PAPER EBOOKS IN 2012 150 MILLION WERE SOLD IN 2011 Ebook sales surpassed print book sales for the first time in history. That's some 200 million pounds of paper saved! FROM SNAIL MAIL TO EMAIL LETTERS WERE MAILED EMAILS SENT 294 212 168 VS BILLION BILLION BILLION 2007 2011 VIA THE INTERNET DAILY! 2750 That's some million 2750 pounds of paper was saved by the Internet! SOURSES: http://www.statisticbrain.com/number-of-letters-mailed-each-year/ http://www.santafe.com/blogs/read/a-typical-day-on-the-internet http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the average_weight_of_a letter http//instagram.com/press http://www.walmart.com/ip/High-Quality-x6-Prints/5019648 http://your-digital-life.com/printing/how-many-photos-are-printed-in-a-year/ http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Systems-of-equations/Systems-of-equations.faq.question.62910.html http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-images-a-day-instagram-acquisition-2012-7 http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120105005547/en/Nielsen-Company-Billboard%E2%80699s-2011-Music-Industry-Report http://gloriousnoise.com/2012/12-years-of-album-sales-2011-year-end-soundscan-data http://www.elivermore.com/mailing_dvds.htmaWeight_Summary http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2012/120104vinyl http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/sales-vinyl-records-increase-sbxth-straight-year-popularity-lensless-glasses-possibly-related http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/its-the-end-of-books-as-you-knew-them-e-books-out-sell-hardbound-for-the-1st-time/2505 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/retalling/article/S3523-report-e-book-prices-fell-in-2011-boomers-don-t-buy-the-most-books.html by CLEAR