Lecture on the Internet Review

The discussion we had about the internet was very interesting. I use the internet everyday, but I have never really thought about what the history of the it might be. I was really surprised at how quickly the internet grew. Now it's something that nearly everyone uses every day. In 17 years (from 1995 to 2012) the internet went from having 16 million users to 12.4 billion users. That is nearly 80 times more users in 2012 than in 1995. I also have never thought about how you can get any information, TV shows, songs, ect. from the internet. The internet allows people to not need to watch TV or buy a CD because it is all in one place. There are millions of different websites that all offer something for some kind of niche audience. That allows everyone to have some interest in the internet, and have a reason to use it.