Among different forms of communication; including newspapers, magazines and television, the internet has by far made the biggest impact in the smallest amount of time.  During the mid-1990’s, the internet was spreading like a virus around the world.

By 1997, most the world’s nations were connected to the World Wide Web.  In comparison to the spread of the internet, it took 38 years for radio broadcasts to reach an audience of 50 million, 13 years for television, but only 4 years for the internet to reach such an audience.  In 1995, there were roughly 20 million internet users worldwide, and by 2000 there 400 million users.