Abstract:
Every sixty seconds, the Internet processes more than two million Google searches, 150 million email exchanges, and $200,000 in Amazon sales. For comparison, the U.S. Postal Service delivers nearly 352,000 mail pieces per minute—just 0.2% of the average email delivery rate. Operating as an unrestricted, unregulated network, the Internet has led the “Information Age” in a way that has transformed ordinary life. From accelerating the pace we communicate, to revolutionizing the way we learn, socialize, and do business, the Internet has provided unparalleled reliability and awakened a dependency on information resourcing like never before.
