Internet trivia for a new year | Eiger Creative LLC

It?s challenging to imagine a world without the presence of Internet. After all, a lot of us use the web today to watch movies, talk with our friends, play games and catch up on current events. But just how much do you actually understand the Internet and just how it works? You might be surprised at all you don?t know. The Web site Business Insider recently took a fascinating look at the world of the net, paying particular attention to those little factoids that you should but most likely are not aware of.

Facebook is King

You may know Facebook as that place where all your friends brag to each other regarding their latest vacations or post daily about the game-winning goal their kid scored for the high school football team. But did you also realize that Facebook essentially dominates the web in terms of online traffic? It?s true. According to numbers from Hitwise, Facebook accounts for one in every five page views on the Internet. Last year, Facebook soared past the 1-billion-user mark.

The Biggest Data Center is Rising in Utah

Data centers are important in the Internet age. Soon Utah will be where you can the biggest data center on the planet. As reported by the story in Business Insider, the National Security Agency is now building our planet?s biggest data center in Utah. How large will this center be? Based on the story, it?s going to be able to hold a yottabyte?s worth of data. A yottabyte, as you can guess, is very large. According to Business Insider, one yottabyte equals 1,000 zettabytes. It also equals 1 million exabytes.

Streaming is on the Rise

Business Insider quoted Harris Interactive numbers demonstrating that more than 50 percent of U.S. residents use the web to view TV. This is done through streaming video, and the services are becoming especially well-liked by people below the age of 35. Harris Interactive discovered that streaming TV shows from the web ? and viewing them on smartphones, tablets and various other devices ? has become the preferred way of U.S. residents under 35 to watch TV.

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