[bestbits] Fwd: Map of the Internet - actually answers to questions about the internet

[Carolina Rossini]

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From: *C R Wright* <crwr77 at gmail.com>
Date: Monday, October 17, 2016
Subject: Map of the Internet - actually answers to questions about the
internet
To: "crwr77 at gmail.com" <crwr77 at gmail.com>


There are a number of subsections to this website. Each is listed below. If
you click on the topic (except the first one, click on the URL that is
provided), you will be taken to a document that explains each topic. For
example, the first subsection presents a map that shows the installation of
Internet underwater cables over time. There is much to explore and think
about. So take your time to examine each section or at least those that
interest you. crw

From: http://qz.com/se/map-of-the-internet/


This map shows the explosive growth of underwater cables that power the
global internet, http://qz.com/657898/this-map-
shows-the-explosive-growth-of-underwater-cables-the-power-
the-global-internet/

The internet has been quietly rewired, and video is the reason why
<http://qz.com/742474/how-streaming-video-changed-the-shape-of-the-internet/>

How countries like China and Russia are able to control the internet
<http://qz.com/780675/how-do-internet-censorship-and-surveillance-actually-work/>

Where your data flows on the internet matters, and you have no control over
it
<http://qz.com/741166/where-your-data-flows-on-the-internet-matters-and-you-have-no-control-over-it/>

Why your internet probably doesn’t come through a satellite, but maybe will
one day
<http://qz.com/772972/the-speed-coverage-cost-and-future-of-satellite-internet/>

These beautiful photos reveal the internet is hiding in plain sight
<http://qz.com/770849/these-beautiful-photos-reveal-the-internet-is-hiding-in-plain-sight/>

The story of the humble latex, which laid the foundation for the global web
<http://qz.com/785119/the-forgotten-tropical-tree-sap-that-set-off-a-victorian-tech-boom-and-gave-us-global-telecommunications/>

Murky international laws threaten to break up the internet as we know it
<http://qz.com/735314/the-murky-world-of-international-law-is-threatening-to-break-up-the-internet/>

How the company behind League of Legends rebuilt its own internet backbone
so that it’s faster for gamers
<http://qz.com/790208/how-the-company-behind-league-of-legends-rebuilt-its-own-internet-backbone-so-that-its-faster-for-gamers/>

Tracing the byzantine maze of the companies that have come to control
America’s internet
<http://qz.com/790210/tracing-the-byzantine-maze-of-the-companies-that-have-come-to-control-americas-internet/>
How do you make a map of the internet?
<http://qz.com/798039/how-do-you-make-a-map-of-the-internet/>
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