27 July 2012

Evolution of How People Spend Time Online


The internet is a potentially revolutionary technology. And yet when one looks at how the internet is used, it seems as if its primary uses are more evolutionary rather than revolutionary.

You can use the net to order a pizza, watch an entertainment video, make travel reservations for next weekend, send internet greetings cards for any occasion -- even send flowers or chocolates. But how long do we have to wait before we have genuine telepresence, including teledildonics?

The two infographics below -- the top one from 2012 and the lower one from 2010 -- provide a short time line of how people spend time online.

How People Spend Their Time Online
Infographic by- GO-Gulf.com Dubai Web Design Company

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And here is an abbreviated graphic from Intel containing similar use statistics:






Online classes for credit -- from K12 through graduate and professional school level -- should become noticeable in such infographics in the near future.


Internet statistics below via Internetworldstats.com


NUMBER OF USERS
% WORLD
POPULATION
INFORMATION
SOURCE
December, 1995
16 millions
0.4 %
IDC
December, 1996
36 millions
0.9 %
IDC
December, 1997
70 millions
1.7 %
IDC
December, 1998
147 millions
3.6 %
C.I. Almanac
December, 1999
248 millions
4.1 %
Nua Ltd.
March, 2000
304 millions
5.0 %
Nua Ltd.
July, 2000
359 millions
5.9 %
Nua Ltd.
December, 2000
361 millions
5.8 %
Internet World Stats
March, 2001
458 millions
7.6 %
Nua Ltd.
June, 2001
479 millions
7.9 %
Nua Ltd.
August, 2001
513 millions
8.6 %
Nua Ltd.
April, 2002
558 millions
8.6 %
Internet World Stats
July, 2002
569 millions
9.1 %
Internet World Stats
September, 2002
587 millions
9.4 %
Internet World Stats
March, 2003
608 millions
9.7 %
Internet World Stats
September, 2003
677 millions
10.6 %
Internet World Stats
October, 2003
682 millions
10.7 %
Internet World Stats
December, 2003
719 millions
11.1 %
Internet World Stats
February, 2004
745 millions
11.5 %
Internet World Stats
May, 2004
757 millions
11.7 %
Internet World Stats
October, 2004
812 millions
12.7 %
Internet World Stats
December, 2004
817 millions
12.7 %
Internet World Stats
March, 2005
888 millions
13.9 %
Internet World Stats
June, 2005
938 millions
14.6 %
Internet World Stats
September, 2005
957 millions
14.9 %
Internet World Stats
November, 2005
972 millions
15.2 %
Internet World Stats
December, 2005
1,018 millions
15.7 %
Internet World Stats
March, 2006
1,023 millions
15.7 %
Internet World Stats
June, 2006
1,043 millions
16.0 %
Internet World Stats
Sept, 2006
1,086 millions
16.7 %
Internet World Stats
Dec, 2006
1,093 millions
16.7 %
Internet World Stats
Mar, 2007
1,129 millions
17.2 %
Internet World Stats
June, 2007
1,173 millions
17.8 %
Internet World Stats
Sept, 2007
1,245 millions
18.9 %
Internet World Stats
Dec, 2007
1,319 millions
20.0 %
Internet World Stats
Mar, 2008
1,407 millions
21.1 %
Internet World Stats
June, 2008
1,463 millions
21.9 %
Internet World Stats
Sept, 2008
1,504 millions
22.5 %
Internet World Stats
Dec, 2008
1,574 millions
23.5 %
Internet World Stats
Mar, 2009
1,596 millions
23.8 %
Internet World Stats
June, 2009
1,669 millions
24.7 %
Internet World Stats
Sept, 2009
1,734 millions
25.6 %
Internet World Stats
Dec, 2009
1,802 millions
26.6 %
Internet World Stats
June, 2010
1,966 millions
28.7 %
Internet World Stats
Sept, 2010
1,971 millions
28.8 %
Internet World Stats
Mar, 2011
2,095 millions
30.2 %
Internet World Stats
Jun, 2011
2,110 millions
30.4 %
Internet World Stats
Sept, 2011
2,180 millions
31.5 %
Internet World Stats
Dec, 2011
2,267 millions
32.7 %
Internet World Stats
Mar, 2012
2,280 millions
32.7 %
Internet World Stats

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4 Comments:

Blogger Matt M said...

I am glad to see that no one is viewing porn anymore.

Friday, 27 July, 2012  
Blogger al fin said...

May I recommend our sister site: "Al Fin, You Sexy Thing!" ?

Heh! Just kidding. Only the softest of soft porn is allowed on any Al Fin blogs.

But seriously, although the statistics are obviously skewed and obscured by political correctness, it is said that the paid subscription porn sites are suffering due to the preponderance of free porn and amateur porn sites.

The web-cam style of pay-per-view porn is said to still be popular -- perhaps another good way for girls to pay for their women's studies degrees in university?

Friday, 27 July, 2012  
Blogger Unknown said...

These illustrations really help in making the blog more interesting to read.

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Thursday, 09 August, 2012  
Blogger Mikael said...

I think there may be some gaps there. Especially in the online percentage top list for countries. 90% of swedish 16-74 year olds use the internet(I'd guess the number is 99-100% at least up to 40-50). The total number for 2011 is 86% of the population uses the internet. In other words we beat out england. We're the most connected country on the planet, by capita. Unsurprising because we were the country to most aggressively build up of an internet infrastructure in the 90s.

Monday, 13 August, 2012  

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