Posted 8 months ago
The State of the Internet NOW!
This interactive data visualization tool captures real-time metrics on the current power, size, interactivity, content, revenues and information shared across the web.
According to the creators:
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 site captures data that includes:
- Worldwide internet penetration – not just people online, but quality of network infrastructure across countries, mobile broadband growth, and identification of ‘internet enemies’ that censor and control citizens’ access to particular content
- A ticker capturing number of new internet users and websites created with each passing second
- Growth of social properties, Google search terms, Wikipedia entries and YouTube videos added over time
- Statistics surrounding what we do and how we spend our time when we’re online
- Dollars spent online – and sales generated by Amazon – with each passing second
- and of course, more…
Source: PSFK
