PAF 6406: Lecture 3

Diffusion of IT

Technology progressPercent of U.S. Households With Computers, Internet Access, and High-Speed Access, 1997 - 2003

Technology progress

Internet Access

Broadband access

Disparity in access speeds

Internet access and activities

Internet and Media 71% of high-powered users get news

online on the average day 59% get news on the average day

from local TV 53% get news on the typical day from

radio 52% get news on the average day

from national TV newscasts 43% get news on the average day

from the local paper 21% get news on the average day

from a national newspaper.

Internet and Media

Sources of information

Internet use in decision making

Technology Progress2001

38.4 million Domain Names

Average DNS Queries per Day - 3.3 billion

Average Emails per Day: 15.8 billion

Average Virus/Malware Incidents per Day: 2.0

E-Commerce Revenue: $6.9 billion

2005 83.9 million Domain

Names Average DNS Queries

per Day - 13.0 billion Average Emails per

Day: 31.8 billion Average Virus/Malware

Incidents per Day: 4.0 E-Commerce Revenue:

$20.8 billion 65% Wireless market

penetration

Technology Progress: ISPs, 2000

Technology Progress: ISPs, 2004

Government websites Web presence

Information provision Web interaction

Response driven Web transaction

E-payments, billing Web transformation

E-democracy