National Broadband Map is a US government initiative to let people learn and track how good broadband coverage is in a particular area. To start with, just enter the address of a location and the tool will display a complete list of broadband providers that offer service in your area along with their maximum advertised speed. The [...]
People who used the Internet in the 1990s know that internet connections have come a long way. NetworkMaps is an interactive map by the BBC that helps understand that by showing the growth of network cables and internet usage from 1998 to 2010. The map shows the percentage of people using the internet for each [...]
20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web is the name of a new book that was recently released by the Google Chrome team. It’s an online book (not exactly an ebook though) and built using HTML5 with illustrations by Christoph Niemann. It’s a newbies guide to the internet, how it works, how browsers [...]
You might have heard of internet connectivity being down in certain parts of the world due to damaged underwater cables. Generally people do not know where exactly these cables are. There are not many resources online that explain the position of these cables. If you are interested in knowing about the paths of theses cables, [...]
Are you planning to switch to a better local ISP? If yes, then do not select the next ISP based on the “˜great’ packages they advertise. Instead, base your decision on real speed tests of all local ISP users. Through “Ookla Net Index” you can view a summary of those real speed tests. Ookla Net [...]
Google Internet Stats is a service recently launched by Google and I have to say it’s pretty neat. It aggregates internet stats and facts across various sectors like technology, consumer trends, media consumption and media landscape in a simple interface. The data is sourced from a plethora of online and offline vendors which includes BusinessWeek, [...]
If you feel that your Internet connection got unreasonably slow, head on to Netalyzr to find out why. It is a free online applet that can analyze internet connection for all sorts of problems including blocking of important services, HTTP caching behavior, DNS settings, bandwidth measurements and more. It prints its findings in a detailed [...]
Not everyone in the world has a computer connected to the Internet. While some regions like United States, Japan, South Korea or Europe have a very high Internet penetration rates there are many other countries where Internet connection is still something available to a minority. InternetWorldStats is a free resource that lets you find out [...]