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Why shared high capacity link is better than parallel slow links
March 7, 2011 ♦ No Comment
Why shared high capacity link is better than parallel slow links

An article from 1998 mathematically explains the benefits of shared links.

Libya’s Internet penetration rate steadily increasing
February 23, 2011 ♦ 2 Comments
Libya’s Internet penetration rate steadily increasing

Libya’s Internet progress is steady, but still has lagged neighbors Tunisia and Egypt.

In Libya, YouTube traffic even more stifled than regular traffic
February 22, 2011 ♦ No Comment
In Libya, YouTube traffic even more stifled than regular traffic

Access to YouTube appears to have been preemptively cut days before the Libyan Internet as a whole became blocked.

Egyptian Internet graphs, three ways
January 29, 2011 ♦ No Comment
Egyptian Internet graphs, three ways

As web traffic spiked, so did the Egyptian government’s fears of its power. Soon, most ISPs were instructed to shut down (only the stock market line remained up). Three charts show the action.

AudienceScapes data reminds of Internet reality
January 28, 2011 ♦ No Comment
AudienceScapes data reminds of Internet reality

Africans may be excited about the Internet, but they lack the necessary skills and guidance to use a computer, at least according to recent surveys conducted in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia.

Local content generation for Wikipedia, Google
January 9, 2011 ♦ No Comment
Local content generation for Wikipedia, Google

Do users first generate content, or does content draw in users?