I share a link to a 2001 Los Angeles Times feature investigating how China navigates the internet’s growth, balancing economic expansion with political control and the early development of its state-managed digital infrastructure.
Explore how the four layers of the internet economy have progressed through this detailed report from Internet Indicators, offering insights into the structural growth and economic impact of the web during the dot-com era.
I'm tracking how China surpassed Japan to become the world's second-largest PC and internet market. They already lead in mobile users, making their rapid growth across all digital platforms quite remarkable.
I shared a Wired report from 2003 regarding the accelerating speed of the internet. The piece examines how global infrastructure improvements were significantly boosting data transfer rates and connectivity across the world during the early broadband era.
I shared a link to an Economist article from 2000 discussing the perceived failure of new media and the general disappointment surrounding the internet's impact during that period of economic and technological skepticism.
Explore how insurgent groups leverage digital infrastructure for coordination and propaganda. These decentralized networks use the internet to gain strategic advantages, reflecting early observations on open-source warfare and the effectiveness of non-state actor operations.