The Internet Index

Number 11
Inspired by "Harper's Index"*
Compiled by Win Treese (treese@OpenMarket.com)
11 November 1995

Here is Internet Index #11 and the directory of all editions.

Number of former Venezuelan presidents using the Internet while under house arrest: 1
Source: St. Petersburg Times, 9/29/95, reported in Edupage 10/2/95

Cost, per day, of Gatorade's ad on ESPN's Web site: $822
Cost, per day, of an ad on CompuServe's Web site: $333
Source: Boston Globe, 10/1/95

According to President Clinton, percentage of public schools in California that will be on the Internet by March, 1996: 100
Source: Newsbytes News Service

Number of new country domains registered during August, 1995: 2
Source: Internet Monthly Report (Virgin Islands and the Republic of San Marino)

As of 1996, annual cost for an Internet domain name: $50
Source: InterNIC

Number of daily newspapers in Iran with Web sites: 2
Source: Global Publishing Group

Number of licenses awarded by Singapore for public Internet access services: 3
Source: Newsbytes News Service

Best estimate of number of Internet users in July, 1995: 20-30 million
Source: Matrix Information and Directory Services

Percentage of public libraries (serving populations of 100,000 or more) offering Internet access: 25
Percentage providing assistance for Internet users: 5
Source: Newsbytes News Service citing study by the American Library Association

Impact Online's suggested donation for online recipes to benefit children without access to computers: $12
Source: Impact Online

Number of Internet mailing lists known to the Indiana University Support Center: 12,850
Source: Indiana University Search for Mailing Lists

Number of Web sites organizing the Web using the Dewey Decimal system: 1
Source: University of Wolverhampton Web Library

Number of airlines with Web sites: 42
Source: Air Transport Association

Number of Internet service providers, worldwide: over 1400
Source: The List


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