Internet has only just begun, say founders (BreitBart)

[DrewWilson]

While the Internet has dramatically changed lives around the world, its full impact will only be realised when far more people and information go on-line, its founders said Wednesday.

"The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past," said Tim Berners-Lee, one of the inventors of the World Wide Web, at a seminar on its future.

Just 23 percent of the globe's population currently uses the Internet, according to the United Nation's International Telecommunications Union, with use much higher in developed nations.

By contrast, just five percent of Africans surf the web, it said in a report issued last month.

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Interesting viewpoint.

[mungopw]

that %5 of africans must be centered in Nigeria and are busy sending %50 of the phishing scams of the world.

[1cooldude]

Originally Posted by DrewWilson

While the Internet has dramatically changed lives around the world, its full impact will only be realised when far more people and information go on-line, its founders said Wednesday.

"The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past," said Tim Berners-Lee, one of the inventors of the World Wide Web, at a seminar on its future.

Just 23 percent of the globe's population currently uses the Internet, according to the United Nation's International Telecommunications Union, with use much higher in developed nations.

By contrast, just five percent of Africans surf the web, it said in a report issued last month.

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Interesting viewpoint.

it's hard to look the fact that 95% of African population don't have the luxury of using internet when 75% are also going hungry, sick and without a roof over their heads.

[sudilav]

1% of the african population own... crap, what was the percentage again... anyway nevermind. ain't they gonna launch a web 2.0/3.0 (i forget)? which should apparently have like 100x faster download speeds?