Is there really potential?

Web Evangelism

The Growth

The Last 10 Plus Years

1

Just consider...

1995 – The Web was just fun for a few computer enthusiasts

Over

2007

Users1 Billion

• `May 29, 2007 ...

1,128,926,954 Users

Num

ber

per

100

peop

le

P. Computers Internet Users

World Penetration Rates...

http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/communication/digitaldivide.phphttp://www.internetworldstats.com/blog.htm

USAGE BY WORLD REGIONAsia

EuropeN. AmericaL. America

AfricaMiddle East

Australia0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

Millions of Users

The Americas

232,655,278

31,982,809

77,948,800

TOTAL

342,616,896

USERS

REGIONAL PENETRATION RATES

E. AsiaPacific

0102030405060708090

100

PCs

per

100 P

eople

Europec. Asia

L.A. & theCaribbean

M. EastN. Africa

NorthAmerica

SouthAsia

S. SaharanAfrica

Here isthe need andthe potential

The Economics

CheaperHardware &Software

2

Just consider...1985

1.8 GHtzHD 80 GB

HD W. ScreenWireles

$430.00

200725 MHz HD 20 MBSVGADial-Up

$3,000.00

$

How do they compare?

?

INTERNET CONNECTION

ISDN$250.00 /Mth

DSL$14.00 /Mth

1980s 2007

One laptop per childhttp://laptop.org

$100.00 LAPTOP PROJECT

The Technology

Smaller... Faster... Better...

3

Can you believe it?Moore’s Law: Every eighteen months , processing power

doubles while cost holds constant

Moore’s Law:

Gordon Moore

Larry DownesChunka Mui

How about this one?“The computer in your

cellular phone has more power than all the computers

used during World War II combined”

Larry DownesChunka Mui

This chip can store a 100-page document, needs no battery, and communicates wirelessly with a

special receiving device

This is fantastic!!!

Michelle Kassier, USA Today (7/17/2006)

A GALAXY OF CONNECTIONSShuffle

Cell Phone iPod

PDA

AppleTV

Bluetooth

Is there potential?Technology is

• Growing fast

• Getting better

• Becoming more available