Exercise3b64 Living in a Wired World when was the last time you used the Internet?0:01
Chances are it was very recently, and you probably send emails instead of letters, don't you?0:29
In the very early days of the Internet, in the 1970s and 80s, it was only really used by academics and military researchers.0:37
But in the 1990s, its popularity boomed in a way that had never been seen before.0:46
To illustrate this, it took 38 years for radio to reach 50 million users, 13 years for TV, and yet only 5 years for the Internet.0:54
Many of us already use the Internet to make telephone calls, rent movies, buy music, and watch TV programs.1:08
Very soon the Internet will be 3D, not 2D, and everything from our cars to our kitchen appliances will be connected to our local networks.1:16
There is already an Internet fridge, for example, that emails a shopping list to your local supermarket and checks your schedule to coordinate a convenient delivery time.1:27
However, not everyone has access to technology.1:39
In fact, only 17% of the world's population is is connected to the Web.1:43
This figure depends on where you live, though in North America the number is around 70%.1:50
Also, about 80% of all websites are in English, which many people in the world don't speak.1:56
Still, governments and IT institutions are working hard to bridge this divide.2:03
So perhaps in the not too distant future, the Internet really will take over the whole world.2:09
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