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In some countries, like the U.S., it would be very hard to 'turn off' the Internet. In places like Egypt, though, with a limited number of Internet backbones and a handful of Domain Name Service (DNS) servers, it's easy. Here's how it appears the Egyptian government turned their country's Internet off.

At time of tagging this resource: 1. English, 2. Chinese, 3. Spanish, 4. Japanese Internet World Stats presents its latest estimates for Internet Users by Language. Because of the importance of this research, and due to the lack of other sources, Internet World Stats publishes several tables and charts featuring analysis and details.

"You are here: Home » Issues » The Internet and Globalization The Internet and Globalization by Zunairah in Issues, May 8, 2008 The positive and negative impacts of the Internet on globalization."

"Internet World Stats is an International website that features up to date world Internet Usage, Population Statistics and Internet Market Research Data, for over 233 individual countries and world regions."

Internet Basics contains articles that explain everything about the Internet from domain names to IP addresses. Check out our Internet Basics Channel.

"Balloon-powered internet is bringing high-speed internet connectivity to rural areas, filling in connectivity gaps in rural areas."

"How will data retention laws cope with the internet of things?"

"It will be the first time any government has sought to provide a single form of digital identification for internet users, coded to provide a form of filtered identity information, giving out only as much information as needed depending on the type of online transaction."

An interesting article about how a faulty undersea cable blacked out or slowed down the Internet for millions of users in India and Egypt. Can be used to help students understand the Internet infrastructure such as routing and backbones. It can also open up discussion on what services might be affected by such a problem.

Clear map which charts the growth of the Internet in each country of the world, from 1999 to today. An additional tab also contains information on how the web works - including how people are connected and pages are found.

Visualizing of the Internet

Something to watch for "A SIM card slot positioned below the in-car display allows motorists to insert a conventional 3G SIM card and turn the car into a mobile WiFi hotspot allowing passengers to plug into the internet as if they were in an internet cafe,"

As China ratcheted up the pressure on Google to censor its Internet searches last year, the American Embassy sent a secret cable to Washington detailing one reason top Chinese leaders had become so obsessed with the Internet search company: they were Googling themselves.

"Even though a hard drive with a terabyte (or 1,000 gigabytes) of storage can hold thousands of photographs, songs and movies and costs less than $100, storing your files in a distant commercial data center, encrypted and secure, increasingly makes more sense. Cloud backups are appealing for another reason: as computing becomes more mobile - on laptops, tablets and smartphones - you need to have reliable access to the data anywhere over an Internet connection. "

Article on how Internet services have changed journalists way-of-life...

Outstanding show, explains a lot about worms vs viruses as well as botnets. It's an interview with the author so it also illustrates how to ask good questions. (useful for the project) The gigantic networked system created by the Conficker worm is what's known as a "botnet." The Conficker botnet is powerful enough to take over computer networks that control banking, telephones, security systems, air traffic control and even the Internet itself, says Bowden. His new book, Worm: The First Digital World War, details how Conficker was discovered, how it works, and the ongoing programming battle to bring down the Conficker worm, which he says could have widespread consequences if used nefariously.

"Beijing must understand it can't control the internet - freedom will eventually win."

"Internet of Things Can Make Us Human Again"

Could artificial intelligence help create the super search engine for the internet?

Could artificial intelligence help create the super search engine for the internet?

graphical representation of the history of the Internet with terminology