Internet Traffic

Internet Traffic

Internet traffic is the movement of data on the Internet. It can be thought of as heavy or light, similar to physical traffic on a highway. Internet traffic on Web sites is called Web traffic, and it is determined by the number of visitors to each Web page.

Fast Facts

2007 total Internet Protocol traffic increased 55 percent
2008 Internet traffic expected to increase 63 percent
Totaled 7 exabytes, or 7 billion gigabytes, per month in 2007
Expected to reach 44 exabytes per month in 2012
Video increased from 12 percent of internet traffic in 2006 to 22 percent in 2007

Top Sites by Web Traffic

As of August 2008:

Categories

Socially Built Pages | Internet | Technology

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The Mahalo Top 7

Wikipedia: Internet Traffic Entry
Compete.com: Web Traffic Information
Internet Evolution: Fixing the Internet Traffic Jam, Part II: Vint Cerf (July 29, 2008)
Akamai.com: Visualizing Web Performance
Alexa.com: Web Traffic Information
StraightDope.com: How much of all Internet traffic is pornography? (October 7, 2005)
YouTube: China's web growth revolution 2008.02.09 (Time 3:28)

Internet Traffic Background and Information

Wikipedia: Internet Traffic Entry

Internet Traffic Graphing Websites

Compete.com: Web Traffic Information
Alexa.com: Web Traffic Information
Akamai.com: Visualizing Web Performance
InternetTrafficReport: North American Traffic Numbers
ATT.net: AT&T Global IP Network

Internet Traffic News and Articles

Google News: Internet Traffic News Results
PC Advisor: UK blog traffic reaches all-time high (July 30, 2008)
Internet Evolution: Fixing the Internet Traffic Jam, Part I: Larry Roberts (July 29, 2008)
Internet Evolution: Fixing the Internet Traffic Jam, Part II: Vint Cerf (July 29, 2008)
InformationWeek.com: FCC May Vote On Complaint That Comcast Wrongly Blocking BitTorrent (July 28, 2008)
Portfolio.com: Comcast to work with Vonage on Internet traffic (July 9, 2008)
Wired: NSA Must Examine All Internet Traffic to Prevent Cyber Nine-Eleven (January 15, 2008)
FirstMonday.org: The Size and Growth Rate of the Internet (1998)

Internet Traffic Videos and Images

Google Video: Internet Traffic Search Results
YouTube: China's web growth revolution 2008.02.09 (Time 3:28)
YouTube: CBC National - Internet Traffic Shaping (Time 2:50)

Internet Traffic Blogs and Commentaries

Google Blog Search: Internet Traffic Blog Search
TheOpenPress.com: Internet Traffic is the New Raw Material Says Famous Ceramic Sculptor (July 29, 2008)
Geronimorubio.com: 7 Highways of Traffic to your site (April 28, 2008)
NewMediaBytes: 8 reasons why your new special section is doomed to underwhelming traffic (April 14, 2008)
StraightDope.com: How much of all Internet traffic is pornography? (October 7, 2005)

Internet Traffic Books and Merchandise

Amazon.com: Internet Traffic Search Results
Google Books: Internet Traffic Search Results

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