Guest Post Written By Donna Baxter
The internet is a huge, fast-moving, virtual jungle that is crisscrossed with information, transactions, communication, images and far, far more than was ever thought possible in the past. It is, in a byte rather than a nutshell, absolutely huge and rather hard to comprehend.
In order to appreciate just how immense the internet is, it’s worth breaking down some of the interactions that go on there in any one 60-second period. This is a real quantifier. In just one minute there are 44,481 tweets sent on Twitter, according to reports. That’s a lot of people telling each other what TV program they’re watching and what they had for breakfast! Of course there is also far more useful and important information exchanged but it has to be said that there is a good deal of trivia. Twitter could be described as the small talk of the masses.
Another breathtaking statistic is that Google handles two million search queries every 60 seconds, according to figures released by the search giant. It’s no wonder that Google astounds people when they learn the extent of its activities and how much information it has at its command.
If you go by Go-globe.com’s statistics from last year, there are 6,600 images submitted to Flickr every 60 seconds. The photographic evidence of human history recorded on its servers is something that will be looked on and marveled at for decades to come
It also states in this research that 168 million emails are sent every minute, which is a staggering figure. The advent of the internet has truly changed the face of communication. Children today must marvel at the bad old days, when we used a pen and paper to send letters which took days if not weeks to arrive. Distance now is not a factor, as an email takes seconds to travel from one side of the world to the other. The internet and email have brought about nothing short of a communications revolution.
You may be surprised to learn that 300,000 status updates were found to have been made on Facebook every 60 seconds as well. Even though Facebook has over 800 million users, these statistics are almost beyond comprehension.
Slightly more worrying is that research has also shown that there are 416 hacking attempts every 60 seconds on Facebook. This is a figure that is well worth taking note of. Always ensure you use a password that is hard to guess and do not use the same password on multiple internet accounts. Phishing emails are commonly sent out with the hope of gaining access to your personal or business details. Save yourself a lot of trouble and don’t get caught out.
The internet has opened up the market for individuals as well as businesses. Craigslist boasts 1200 adverts uploaded every 60 seconds. If you have an unwanted Christmas present sitting in your cupboard in pristine condition, but totally unwanted, why not consider putting it online to take advantage of such an easily accessible market.
Another amazing statistic is that 13,000 iPhone applications are downloaded from the internet every minute. Programming has become the new entrepreneur’s ticket to success with this huge appetite for virtual consumer products. The internet truly is a superhighway and the number of users traversing and using the virtual roads is almost unbelievable if you think of it in terms of what happens in just 60 seconds
About The Author:
Donna B. is a Freelance and Staff writer who writes informative & creative articles on SEO and Technology for various search engine optimisation company. Her expertise are in writing articles related to comcast internet , SEO, Social media etc.
