Internet minute

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In internet slang, internet minute refers to a brief look at what happens around the world within a space of just 60 seconds on the World Wide Web. The internet minute takes account on social media platforms and other Internet access services.[1] It further elaborates that generally it takes a nanosecond for a breaking news story to be dubbed as fake or a conspiracy theory on social media platforms.[2][3] A Pew Research Center study found that 64% of adults believe fake news stories administered confusion and 23% said they had shared fabricated political stories themselves – sometimes by mistake and sometimes intentionally. [4]

Background of the Internet

January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday [5] of the Internet. Prior to this, the various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each other. It became popular to the public in the early 1990s. By 2020, there is was around 4.5 billion people, which was more than half of the entire world population had access to the world wide web. [6]

In 2017, in a space of one minute in the internet around 46,200 photos and posts were shared in Instagram. As of 2019, the logins in Facebook were reportedly estimated at around 1 million in a single minute.[7]

As of 2024, the internet is used by over 63 percent [8] of the world. Information is easily accessed across fifteen social media platforms, ranging from Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook, X (formally known as Twitter), Snapchat and several more.

References

  1. ^ "Key marketing stats from the internet minute 2019". Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. ^ "A quote by Stewart Stafford". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  3. ^ Yaa, Yaa (2018-05-03). "Social Media Is For Idiots". Medium. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  4. ^ Anderson, J., & Rainie, L. (2017, October 19). The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/10/19/the-future-of-truth-and-misinformation-online/
  5. ^ Online Library Learning Center. (n.d.). A Brief History of the Internet. Www.usg.edu. Retrieved April 10, 2024, from https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml#:~:text=In%20response%20to%20this%2C%20other
  6. ^ Dennis, M. A., & Kahn, R. (2019). Internet | Description, History, & Facts. In Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet
  7. ^ Desjardins, Jeff (2019-03-13). "What Happens in an Internet Minute in 2019?". Visual Capitalist. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  8. ^ World - Place Explorer - Data Commons. (n.d.). Datacommons.org. https://datacommons.org/place/Earth?utm_medium=explore&mprop=count&popt=Person&cpv=isInternetUser


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