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The Internet has doubled in size every 9 to 14 months since it began in the late 1970s. In 1981 only 213 computers were connected to the Internet. By 2000 the number had grown to more than 400 million. The current number of people who use the Internet can only be estimated. Some analysts said that the number of users was expected to top 1 billion by the end of 2005.
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Through keyword-driven Internet research using search engines like Yahoo! and Google, millions of people worldwide have easy, instant access to a vast and diverse amount of online information. Compared to encyclopedias and traditional libraries, the World Wide Web has enabled a sudden and extreme decentralization of information and data.
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"Purchasing a computer and paying for Internet access is simply too expensive for many older adults," Dowd Eisenhower said. "By placing computers at senior community centers, we can help people gain new access to a wealth of information and resources available online."
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Internet slang uses many acronyms because they are quicker and easier to type. They are often shorthand for common phrases and idioms, but they can show somebody's emotions and their certainty. Some people find those who speak in full English "Uncool", but some find that those who use a lot of acronyms are "Lazy".
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Ten years ago, most of the world knew little or nothing about the Internet. It was the private enclave of computer scientists and researchers who used it to interact with colleagues in their respective disciplines. Today, the Internet’s magnitude is thousands of times what it was only a decade ago. It is estimated that about 60 million host computers on the Internet today serve about 200 million users in over 200 countries and territories. Today’s telephone system is still much larger: about 3 billion people around the world now talk on almost 950 million telephone lines (about 250 million of which are actually radio-based cell phones). But by the end of the year 2000, the authors estimate there will be at least 300 million Internet users.
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"People who purchase yard signs from retail outlets can now leverage the power of the Internet even if they don't have a PC," said Dennis Blake, Vice President of Marketing, for Hillman. "Now anyone can get it all done with one simple off-line purchase." Hillman chose Owners.com so that their customers would receive Internet advertising on a site where a lot of buyers shop.
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