Changes in the Internet since 2000

• faster connections - broadband now much larger share than dialup
• increased use of search
• rise of Google - (1) page rank system for search results (2) personalized web ads based on search terms (3) growth into other businesses
• Social networking sites - facebook, myspace
• More personal info about you is available online to others - social networking sites, more organizations using web sites, traffic tickets
• wireless connections - within home, cafes, whole communities (Philadelphia?)
• internet as primary news source for increasing number of people
• Research done more on internet and less in library leading to use of possibly weaker sources
• Instant messaging and email replacing phone calls and letters
• Availability of TV shows on internet (internet content on TV coming now - new Apple device)
• More videos online (partly due to increased availability of faster connections)
• More shopping online (including dating)
• Children and others multitasking with multiple applications
• Greater computer/internet competence across all age groups
• Decline of AOL and private content model
• Increase in spyware, trojan horses, viruses, and spam
• Increased student plagiarism via internet, resulting in tools to combat
• Wikipedia
• Increase in distance learning
• Failure of many internet companies and concepts
• Blogs - personal publishing
• Access to internet via cellphones and Blackberry
• More information online - Google Earth, Google Books
• Increased use of online maps/directions - Mapquest
• Increased sharing of personal photos via email and online services due to faster connections and large increase in number of digital cameras
• Less use of phone books and printed newspapers (entertainment listings, want ads) in favor of getting information online
• Increased online banking
• Increased higher education applications and registration online
• Content (music, software updates) delivered online rather than through storage media sold in stores or mailed (CD's)