This article says that the Web has hit 100 million+ websites, since starting in 1989.
To quote the article: "When the Web was started, it was started as a mechanism for sharing high energy particle physics data," said Professor Rebecca Grinter of Georgia Tech's College of Computing.
The creator of that Web site, Tim Berners-Lee, wanted experts to be able to share data on particle smashing, even if they weren't at CERN in Switzerland where he was doing research. CERN, in Geneva, is the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
Research facilities and universities soon started seeing benefits of this new tool for things as lofty as nuclear physics and as mundane as sharing restaurant recommendations.
Even today CERN proudly proclaims on its home page, "The world's largest particle physics laboratory, where the Web was born!"
I bet we hit 1 billion in 10 or 15 years.
EDIT: Ben pointed out that ARPANET has been around longer and is the true 'Net forerunner, according to this article, and this article also. Once again, Ben reveals his prowess.
Impressive.........Most impressive.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
100 million...and still going
Posted by Daishi at 2:05 PM
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I'm going to have to call foul on that article's claim that CERN started it all. ARPANET has the most legitimate claim to that distinction.
Pending a review of your evidence, your claim is upheld.
Modification approved. And as usual, Ben is correct.
To clarify, the ARPANET was the forerunner of the Internet, and not just older than CERN.
Here's a much more detailed history of the Internet from people who certainly know what they're talking about.
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