Looking to the Next Billion Internet Users

The internet is growing at an annualized rate of 18% and now has one billion users, says web usability guru usability needs. Nielsen's Morgan Stanley estimates, 36% of internet users are now in Asia and 24% are in Europe. Only 23% of users are in North America. [What about Latin America? Africa? Some ideas of stats for those geographies B2B studies, many business professionals said they visit a company's website as the first step in researching potential vendors. - The billion-user internet is a highly diverse environment that has moved far beyond the elite in Silicon Valley and other global technology hubs. There are hundreds of millions of Putting aside the details of how to make the multi-billion-user Web work, the very fact that it's realistic to expect a second billion users points to interactive media's compelling value. People all over the world are experiencing unprecedented levels of empowerment: being able to do things is why the Web has grown so fast, and will continue to grow for years to come. Read the NevilleHobson.com blog which focuses on business communication and technology.

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