Cover Work - Internet Research :

How much information is in circulation on the internet (in gigabytes)? So, the total amount of information on the "surface" Web varies somewhere from 25 to 50 terabytes of information and ann estimate of 10 to 20 terabytes of textual content. index of the Internet, estimated the size at roughly 5 million terabytes of data. That’s over 5 billion gigabytes of data, or 5 trillion megabytes. http://www.bvsde.paho.org/texcom/cd051002/lyman.pdf http://www.wisegeek.com/how-big-is-the-internet.htm

What proportion of the world’s population can now go online? World Total : 2,267,233,742 in 2010 = 30% http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm http://www.google.co.uk/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=it_net_user_p2&tdim=true&dl=en&hl=en&q=world+internet+users&surl=1&safe=active

The number of people who could access the internet in 1995? 0.78% December, 1995 16 millions http://www.google.co.uk/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=it_net_user_p2&tdim=true&dl=en&hl=en&q=world+internet+users&surl=1&safe=active http://www.internetworldstats.com/emarketing.htm

The number of people who can access the internet in today? Mar, 2012 2,280 millions 32.7 % http://www.internetworldstats.com/emarketing.htm

How has the internet changed the following?

NATURE OF INFORMATION :
http://www.lib.vt.edu/instruct/evaluate/                                                                                       "anyone can publish on the Web!" "You can bet that there will be a much higher percentage of useful information from these resources than from the Web. Because most articles must be critiqued and evaluated by scholars and editors before publication which ensures that the information you receive is accurate and useful" http://mashable.com/2011/03/15/online-versus-newspaper-news/ As of the end of 2010, more people get their news from the Internet than from newspapers

  COMMUNICATION :
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/749/ar98/pdf/economy.pdf                                                           The Internet is driving an Internet Economy that transcends any single group of people, companies, or countries. http://www.intersectweb.org/2011/07/14/how-the-internet-has-changed-communication/ The internet has revolutionized a lot in the world. Communication is one medium that has definitely been influenced by the invention of the internet

PRIVACY :
http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-3445_162-7323148.html                                                                every time we buy with credit cards, use cell phones which signal our location, or post pictures on social networks like Facebook. Just sending an e-mail may make public private information http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/11/facebook-privacy                                                    The rise of social networking online means that people no longer have an expectation of privacy, according to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

COMMUNITY : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_communication_technology_on_local_communities Although Internet use is on the rise telephone usage will always be the primary access to reach those in your community There is no solid evidence to conclude that Internet use is breaking community bonds because individuals still socialize outside of Internet use.

ONLINE SAFTEY :                         http://www.safenetwork.org.uk/help_and_advice/Pages/safer_internet_use.aspx  Of the 99% of children who have access to the internet, 31% of 12-15 year olds don’t use their privacy settings on their profiles.” Ofcom Media Literacy Audit, 2009 http://www.scambusters.org/internet-scams.html A child's innocence opens them up to inappropriate material. It also exposes household computers to viruses and family members to online predators, Internet scams, spam and identity theft.

BUISNESS :                                                                                               http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/how-has-internet-changed-business Michael Dell Chairman and CEO, Dell Inc. internet has changed way we communicate with customers, the way they communicate with us, the way we learn from those communications                                      http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Internet-Access-Has-Affected-Society-and-Businesses&id=3654157 internet has provided many new marketing tactics that would have seemed impossible even a few years ago. The latest emphasis in the modern business world has been the advent of social networking

. CULTURE :                                                             http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/may/15/aleks-krotoski-britishness-internet                   The web offers a platform for multiplicity rather than unity. The web allows for the expression of the diversity of the UK and the nuanced representation of the people united under the union flag does still inform how we negotiate and define who we are online                                 http://mashable.com/2011/02/23/social-media-culture/                                                                      And without doubt, given the choice between hugging someone and “poking” someone, I think we can all agree which one feels better

COPYRIGHT :                                                                                         http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10118823                                                                                             When pictures were printed on paper it was easy to control, but new technology makes those old laws out-dated or at least difficult to enforce. http://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/ecommerce/ip_survey/chap3.html                                                   the Internet has been described as "the world's biggest copy machine." Whereas earlier technologies such as photocopying and taping allow mechanical copying by individual consumers, they do so in limited quantities, requiring considerable time, and resulting in copies of lesser quality.

Internet take up in 2012

At 2012 Q1, 8.12 million adults (16.1 per cent) had never used the Internet. This is about 1 per cent lower than 2011 Q4 and 7 per cent lower than 2011 Q1
There were 42.16 million adults (83.7 per cent) who had ever used the Internet at 2012 Q1
Men (86.1 per cent) were more likely to be Internet users than women (81.3 per cent)
By region, the South East had the highest rate of Internet users (86.9 per cent); Northern Ireland was the lowest (75.1 per cent). Source : http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/rdit2/internet-access-quarterly-update/2012-q1/stb-internet-access-quarterly-update-2012-q1.html