Computer & Internet Use
In 2014 the world’s Internet customers surpassed three billion or 43.6 percent of world population, however two-thirds of the customers came from richest countries, with 78.0 percent of Europe nations inhabitants utilizing the Internet, followed by 57.four % of the Americas. Underlying these layers are the networking applied sciences that interconnect networks at their borders and hosts via the bodily connections.
The required hardware and software program was allegedly installed by German Siemens AG and Finnish Nokia. Author Andrew Keen, a long-time critic of the social transformations brought on by the Internet, has focused on the economic effects of consolidation from Internet companies. Keen cites a 2013 Institute for Local Self-Reliance report saying brick-and-mortar retailers make use of 47 people for every $10 million in sales whereas Amazon employs only 14. Similarly, the 700-worker room rental start-up Airbnb was valued at $10 billion in 2014, about half as a lot … Read More
