Internet Usage in the UK
Internet has become a key factor of life for over 60% of the population according to stats published in 2008.
Thanks to the internet almost anything we need is just a click away. Its become a daily task for people in this day and age to use the internet for business and pleasure, checking emails, online shopping, even internet banking have become 2nd nature to the majority of the population.
From the research i have carried out i find that the huge increase of UK internet users from 2000 to 2008 is largely to do with the introduction of broadband. The difference in download speeds compared to a regular dial up connection is phenomenal. Todays culture has become impatient to a certain extent, “must haves” have become “must have now” and broadband technology makes that possible. iTunes is a perfect example of this, albums and singles that could be ordered using internet would usually take a day minimum to arrive but now a few minutes and they’re yours.
Before researching this topic i thought that the percentage of users would be alot higher. Considering everything i have done for this blog, research, posting, typing, taking five mins her and there to talk to my friends in different countries and download a few songs, has all been done from my laptop sitting in my living room without so much as a cable being connected. Being at uni now and growing up with internet always being around i just assumed that everyone used the internet. It is a huge part of my life and according to internetworldstats.com it is a factor in 38,512,836 other peoples lives. The world revolves around the internet and the yearly increase of usage shown above and modern day technology suggests that in a few years there is potential that everyone in the UK will be using internet.
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