This is the last part continued from yesterday’s post. The twenty things were headlined with one-liner subtitles, with quotable quotes from notable personalities. Hereunder are the last 10 items of the 20 things you might not know of the Internet:
11. SEX SELLS. [Everybody knew this!] According to Good magazine, 12% of all Web sites are pornographic (about 372 million Web pages). “Sex” is the most searched word on the Internet. Interestingly, about 70% of all internet porn traffic occurs between 9:00 and 5:00 on workdays! [I wonder if they have any data for the Philippines, or from devout-religious countries?]
12. A CHILLING EFFECT UNTO DEATH. This part tells a story in June of 2007, when Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill that could deliver the death penalty to anyone convicted of working in, producing, or even distributing pornographic movies.
13. VIRTUAL ROLL CALL. Educational institutions now offer distance learning—vocational training through doctoral programs. The editors asked two questions, though: Question 1: How do they know who’s really reading, writing papers, and taking exams? Question 2: How seriously should we take their diplomas? [I even saw in Yahoo Answers some students posting assignments and homework seeking solutions and quick answers! I wonder how could they learn?]
14. DADDY DEAREST. This part tells of a father in Illinois getting his 10-month-old a gun permit and dad thinks his toothless son’s gun permit “makes an adorable addition to his baby book”!
15. THE DARK SIDE. The Internet has become the number one medium for the interchange of terrorist information, propaganda, and recruitment. [Again, they will employ new technology in every way they can!]
16. BY GOLLY, IT’S EVERYWHERE. In 2005, online dating revenues exceeded $500 million. Online dating even goes on behind bars. Some of the most popular prisoner Web sites are prisonpenpals.com, inmate.com and ladiesofthepen.com. [Nothing new here, even in the snail-mail age, they were at it!]
17. EMINENT DOMAINS? The federal government owns 74% of the 4 billion available IP addresses. Meanwhile, China is preparing the next Internet wave, designed to accommodate 340 trillion trillion trillion IP addresses. [I knew this! This might need that number for every Chinese in this planet, not just in China!]
18. HEY, SOLDIER. Uncle Sam wants you . . . to stop surfing, at least on his computers. The Pentagon has banned access for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan to MySpace, YouTube, Pandora, MTV, iFilm, Hi5, and other video-sharing and music sites. Reason: “security concerns.” Oh really. [I knew this! Anyone seen Generation Kill, which I featured in a previous post: War Freak!] Among Internet search engines, Google averages 53.7% of all searches, followed by Yahoo!, MSN, and Ask.com. [I knew this! That is why Yahoo is on the verge of a hostile takeover!]
19. NO THANKS, I’M JUST LOOKING. The first popular Web browser was Mosaic (1992–1997). On May 2007 Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (78.67%) dominates, followed by Firefox (14.54%), Safari (4.82%), Netscape (0.83%), Opera (0.74%), Opera Mini (0.16%) and Mozilla (0.15%). [I knew this! In due time, Firefox would rule the world! And I’m crossing my fingers!]
20. ATTACK OF THE INTERNET-BITERS. Most people love the Internet, but it has its detractors—thoughtful, cyberwise thinkers. Some point to a blossoming Internet fatigue syndrome, especially since the launch of Worldwide Web 2 or Web 2.0; unrestricted mushrooming of amateur content overwhelming professionals, responsible media; much unreliable information available; and the dumbing-down effect on culture caused by so much unintelligent “twittering.” [I knew this! This is called continuous improvement with bickering!]
The chapter concludes with an exposition on the future of the Internet:
“[W]here is the Internet heading? Nobody can offer more than clever suppositions. By definition, we cannot imagine what we cannot imagine. . . Only one thing seems certain: the Internet is a significant step toward global connectivity. . . What lies beyond that light remains to be seen.”
The editors forgot to mention that the Web is only a part, although a major one, of the Internet. Also, a home page is only a part, specifically the portal, of a web site! Many, however, are with the wrong notion of equating both!
Notes:
Editors of Discover Magazine & Dean Christopher (2008). 20 Things You Didn’t Know About Everything. New York: HarperCollins, 2008. pp. 151-165. back to text
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The Grey Chronicles
20 Things You Might Not Know About the Internet, Part II
Tags: Browser, Culture, Dating, Death, Domain, Education, Firefox, Generation Kill, Gun Permit, Institution, Internet, Internet Explorer, IP Address, Iran, Mosaic, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera, Porn, Safari, Search Engine, Sex, Soldier, Terrorism, Web, Web 2.0
11. SEX SELLS. [Everybody knew this!] According to Good magazine, 12% of all Web sites are pornographic (about 372 million Web pages). “Sex” is the most searched word on the Internet. Interestingly, about 70% of all internet porn traffic occurs between 9:00 and 5:00 on workdays! [I wonder if they have any data for the Philippines, or from devout-religious countries?]
12. A CHILLING EFFECT UNTO DEATH. This part tells a story in June of 2007, when Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill that could deliver the death penalty to anyone convicted of working in, producing, or even distributing pornographic movies.
13. VIRTUAL ROLL CALL. Educational institutions now offer distance learning—vocational training through doctoral programs. The editors asked two questions, though: Question 1: How do they know who’s really reading, writing papers, and taking exams? Question 2: How seriously should we take their diplomas? [I even saw in Yahoo Answers some students posting assignments and homework seeking solutions and quick answers! I wonder how could they learn?]
14. DADDY DEAREST. This part tells of a father in Illinois getting his 10-month-old a gun permit and dad thinks his toothless son’s gun permit “makes an adorable addition to his baby book”!
15. THE DARK SIDE. The Internet has become the number one medium for the interchange of terrorist information, propaganda, and recruitment. [Again, they will employ new technology in every way they can!]
16. BY GOLLY, IT’S EVERYWHERE. In 2005, online dating revenues exceeded $500 million. Online dating even goes on behind bars. Some of the most popular prisoner Web sites are prisonpenpals.com, inmate.com and ladiesofthepen.com. [Nothing new here, even in the snail-mail age, they were at it!]
17. EMINENT DOMAINS? The federal government owns 74% of the 4 billion available IP addresses. Meanwhile, China is preparing the next Internet wave, designed to accommodate 340 trillion trillion trillion IP addresses. [I knew this! This might need that number for every Chinese in this planet, not just in China!]
18. HEY, SOLDIER. Uncle Sam wants you . . . to stop surfing, at least on his computers. The Pentagon has banned access for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan to MySpace, YouTube, Pandora, MTV, iFilm, Hi5, and other video-sharing and music sites. Reason: “security concerns.” Oh really. [I knew this! Anyone seen Generation Kill, which I featured in a previous post: War Freak!] Among Internet search engines, Google averages 53.7% of all searches, followed by Yahoo!, MSN, and Ask.com. [I knew this! That is why Yahoo is on the verge of a hostile takeover!]
19. NO THANKS, I’M JUST LOOKING. The first popular Web browser was Mosaic (1992–1997). On May 2007 Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (78.67%) dominates, followed by Firefox (14.54%), Safari (4.82%), Netscape (0.83%), Opera (0.74%), Opera Mini (0.16%) and Mozilla (0.15%). [I knew this! In due time, Firefox would rule the world! And I’m crossing my fingers!]
20. ATTACK OF THE INTERNET-BITERS. Most people love the Internet, but it has its detractors—thoughtful, cyberwise thinkers. Some point to a blossoming Internet fatigue syndrome, especially since the launch of Worldwide Web 2 or Web 2.0; unrestricted mushrooming of amateur content overwhelming professionals, responsible media; much unreliable information available; and the dumbing-down effect on culture caused by so much unintelligent “twittering.” [I knew this! This is called continuous improvement with bickering!]
The chapter concludes with an exposition on the future of the Internet:
The editors forgot to mention that the Web is only a part, although a major one, of the Internet. Also, a home page is only a part, specifically the portal, of a web site! Many, however, are with the wrong notion of equating both!
Notes:
Editors of Discover Magazine & Dean Christopher (2008). 20 Things You Didn’t Know About Everything. New York: HarperCollins, 2008. pp. 151-165. back to text
Disclaimer: The posts on this site does not necessarily represent any organization’s positions, strategies or opinions; and unless otherwise expressly stated, are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Philippines License.
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