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December 20, 2005
Net future, global
Net future, global: [Link now corrected] Jakob Nielsen sums up internet demographic trends... in 2005 we had one billion people connected, 36% Asia, 24% Europe, 23% North America... in 2015 we'll likely reach two billion connected people, largely from China and India, with NA dropping to 15% of users yet 33% of value. He brings up the topic of international usability... it's possible to localize sites but the range of human languages is vast... I believe that accessible English, richer media, and more responsive interactions will all be tools we'll need to reach this accelerating diversity of audiences.
Posted by John Dowdell at December 20, 2005 8:45 AM