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Percentage of information carried through the internet

"It is estimated that in 1993 the Internet carried only 1% of the information flowing through two-way telecommunication, by 2000 this figure had grown to 51%, and by 2007 more than 97% of all telecommunicated information was carried over the Internet." - Where exactly in the linked source is this taken from? I cannot find this anywhere in the text :-( -- toblu [?!] 16:34, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It does seem strange. "The information flowing through two-way telecommunication" - what does that even mean? Does it include radio, landline, satellite, mobile phone? What do we mean by "carried over the Internet"? TCP/IP? I couldn't find anything relevant in the linked document, although it did often offer comparative figures for other things for those exact years. But it is 254 pages long. --Nigelj (talk) 17:30, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

1. Communication

Communication At the moment the easiest thing that can be done using the internet is that we can communicate with the people living far away from us with extreme ease. Earlier the communication used to be a daunting task but all that chanced once internet came into the life of the common people. Now people can not only chat but can also do the video conferencing. It has become extremely easy to contact the loved ones who are in some other part of the world. Communication is the most important gift that the internet has given to the common man. Email, social networking sites are some of the prime example of it. This is one such gift of the internet which is cherished by everyone and has made our life easier to much extent.

2. Research

Research Now the point that has been placed next is research. In order to do research you need to go through hundreds of books as well as the references and that was one of the most difficult jobs to do earlier. Since the internet came into life, everything is available just a click away. You just have to search for the concerned topic and you will get hundreds of references that may be beneficial for your research. And since internet is here to make your research public, you can then benefit a large amount of people from the research work that you have done. Research is one such thing which has got lots of benefit from this evolution of internet. Research process has now got wings and has gained the most due to the internet.

3. Education

Education The next point that we have in this list is education. Yes you read it right. Education is one of the best things that the internet can provide. There are a number of books, reference books, online help centres, expert’s views and other study oriented material on the internet that can make the learning process very easier as well as a fun learning experience. There are lots and lots of websites which are related to different topic. You can visit them and can gain endless amount of knowledge that you wish to have. With the use of internet for education, you are non-longer dependent on some other person to come and teach you. There are various number of tutorials available over the internet using which you can learn so many thing very easily. There can’t be any excellent use of the internet other than education as it is the key to achieve everything in life.

4. Financial Transaction

Financial Transaction The next use mentioned here is financial transaction. Financial transaction is the term which is used when there is exchange of money. With the use of internet in the financial transaction, your work has become a lot easier. Now you don’t need to stand in the queue at the branch of your particular bank rather you can just log in on to the bank website with the credential that has been provided to you by the bank and then can do any transaction related to finance at your will. With the ability to do the financial transaction easily over the internet you can purchase or sell items so easily. Financial transaction can be considered as one of the best uses of resource in the right direction.

5. Real Time Updates

Real Time Updates Real time updates have been placed at the number fifth position here. This has been mentioned here in regards to the news and other happenings that may be on-going in different parts of the world but with the use of internet we come to know about it very easily and without any difficulty. There are various websites on the internet which provides you with the real time updates in every field be it in business, sports, finance, politics, entertainment and others. Many a time the decisions are taken on the real time updates that are happening in various parts of the world and this is where internet is very essential and helpful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.206.119.99 (talk) 14:16, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Photo of ICANN headquarters

The photo that is appears here is not of the same building that is shown in the ICANN article. It seems to be a photo of the building in which the Information Sciences Institute is located, and was probably not updated when ICANN moved. Perhaps someone who knows which photo is correct could update this. Thanks. Jim (talk) 15:11, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Videogames

I think it should be mentioned that games are changing because of the internet too, Thoughts? -DangerousJXD (talk) 00:12, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Obamanet ... (or ObamaNet)

A new term is coined in the Wall Street Journal! 

Headline-1: From Internet to Obamanet

QUOTE: "Critics of President Obama’s “net neutrality” plan call it ObamaCare for the Internet. That’s unfair to ObamaCare. Both ObamaCare and “Obamanet” submit huge industries to complex regulations. Their supporters say the new rules had to be passed before anyone could read them. But at least ObamaCare claimed it would solve long-standing problems. Obamanet promises to fix an Internet that isn’t broken." -- AstroU (talk) 20:06, 25 February 2015 (UTC) -- PS: FYI for future editing. New NEWS today, for future editing[reply] 

Headline-2: FCC Chair Refuses to Testify before Congress ahead of Net Neutrality Vote

QUOTE: "Wheeler’s refusal to go before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday comes on the eve of the FCC’s vote on new Internet regulations pertaining to net neutrality." -- AstroU (talk) 20:22, 25 February 2015 (UTC) -- PS: FYI for your consideration.[reply] 

Headline-3: Like Obamacare? You Will Love ObamaNet

QUOTE: "Net neutrality? Let’s call it net brutality." -- AstroU (talk) 20:51, 25 February 2015 (UTC) -- PS: The handle, Obamanet, is catchy.[reply]

History of the Internet

On October 14, 2011, a modification was done to the history of the Internet classified as "Haircut", but all references to the WorldWideWeb was removed. This was a very important part of the history of the Internet. Plus, the section discussed how the Internet gained a public face only during the 90s, which was also a very good point. Can these two points be brought back to the history? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:3A57:ADC0:34E9:8AE7:EC7A:5EC8 (talk) 18:00, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

An interesting anecdote about tthe first physical (hardware) layer connection of Australia with the U.S. might be apropos here. I personally worked at a company (WLBR) in LA which collected (buffered) email and INN files on 2 magtapes which were handcarried by a 747 TWA pilot on his semi-weekly flights between LA and Sydney. This was the earliest connection of Australia to an ARPANET gateway for news and email service. It illustrates the old adage "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with magnetic media barreling down a highway at 70mph."

--2600:1010:B04B:EB58:0:3E:96E9:3201 (talk) 00:17, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See also sneakernet. Is there a source that describes your claim, because that'd be an interesting addition to this article (or sneakernet). Mindmatrix 01:21, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 10 March 2015

-- — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.218.245.31 (talk) 13:16, 10 March 2015‎

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Please don't just copy the entire text of the Internet page over into the talk page! That messes up the talk page's formatting, and the only result will be an editor removing your request. Instead, state the specific thing you want changed, along the lines of "Where it says 'foo foo foo', change it to 'bar bar bar', for this reason: XYZ" — Narsil (talk) 21:07, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2015

175.31.186.159 (talk) 08:33, 23 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Edgars2007 (talk/contribs) 09:40, 23 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

inaccurate censorship graphic

hi all,

just thought i'd point out that the current graphic shown here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Internet_Censorship_and_Surveillance_World_Map.svg is inaccurate. i thought it was a little bit weird that the graphic would put, say, china, the US, and saudi arabia all on the same levels of censorship ... so i followed the citation link. it links to the open net initiative and shows a vastly different picture than the one on the page: http://map.opennet.net/filtering-pol.html. "internet censorship and surveillance world map" doesn't actually even appear to be one of ONI's categories -- they have "political", "social", "conflict/security", and "internet tools". just thought i should point out that this page in its current form is presenting what seems to me to be misleading information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.247.32.162 (talk) 22:05, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The map summarizes the Wikipedia article Internet censorship and surveillance by country. I beleive that the summary in the map accurately summarizes the article. See that article for the details about how the summary is currently done. The OpenNet Initiative is one of the two main sources used in that article. The other is Reporters Without Borders' Enemies list. There are fairly recent discussions about possible changes to the article and the map that, if done, would make a clearer distinction between censorship and surveillance. Please join in. The discussions can be found at:
--Jeff Ogden (W163) (talk) 22:33, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Modern Internet

The opening paragraph says that the creation of the web marks the beginning of the 'modern internet' I would say that this is a bit of a misnomer, as there really is no 'modern internet' the web is not synonymous with the Internet, and is just an application which runs on its infrastructure. It may be the the most commonly used application, but it is not the Internet itself. The modern, and only, Internet began with the rollout of TCP/IP on January 1st 1983, thus standardizing a method of inter-network communication that basically makes the Internet happen. Also to say that ARPANET evolved out of efforts in Britain and France isn't entirely accurate either. Both countries had their own projects going on, but work on communication protocols and packet switching concepts was already happing in the US at that same time as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.47.156.190 (talk) 21:55, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that packet switching work was already in progress in the US and that passage needs to be better balanced, but the term "modern internet" seems fine to me. The Internet was just one of many computer networks prior to 1990 and was essentially an obscure academic toy. Many people back then still believed the train wreck known as OSI represented the future of telecommunications. It was the rise of the World Wide Web which captured the popular imagination of computer users around the world and created the contemporary "one network to rule them all" situation where virtually all other networking technologies have withered away or were subsumed under the TCP/IP umbrella. Yes, I am making a literary allusion. --Coolcaesar (talk) 17:37, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I guess it isn't really a big deal if it is worded this way. I am just saying that while the Web popularized the Internet, it did not create the Internet. The Internet does not need the web to exist or to work, but it does make the Internet much easier and more accessible to the average person. From a technological standpoint packet switching and TCP/IP are basically the Internet, but from a public usefulness standpoint you could argue that the web does too.
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