New web pages about Internetology - spread of the Net in the world

[Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond]

Hi everyone,

The Internet has exploded in size in the last few years. I
have been tracking the spread of Internet and E-mail
connectivity since 1993, and I recently put together some
pages to reflect on the continuing spread of Internet/E-mail
in the world since that time.

I would like to announce the opening of a new section on
my Web site, called "Internetology". It provides a graphical
history of the spread of the Net in developing countries,
by taking snapshots of Internet connectivity every six
months since November 1993. All of the maps tie-up with
the information that is included with the FAQ on
International E-mail accessibility.

Some continents were already well connected in 1993, so
there is little change over the years. But for some others,
the period 1993-1997 has been a period of radical change.
It is possible that the spread of Internet in those
countries was a direct reflection of the development of the
country's telecommunication infrastructure.

The reference for the pages is:

http://www.ee.ic.ac.uk/misc/bymap/ntlgy/

As time goes on, I will add further information in this
section, including links to other sites which look at
the Internet's history. First one to open the dance is
the great paper recently published in ISOC's magazine,
looking at more than 20 years of Internetting. Fascinating
reading.

20 years ? It's time for the Internet to have it's "ology".

Kind regards,

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