The Internet Index

Inspired by "Harper's Index"*
Compiled by Win Treese ( treese@OpenMarket.com)
10 September 1997

Here is Internet Index #19 annotated with sources and the directory of all editions.

Number of delinquent taxpayers listed on the Web page of the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services: 100
Estimated percentage decrease in the number of delinquent taxpayers since the Website went online: 30

According to Boardwatch Magazine, approximate number of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the U.S. and Canada, in August, 1997: 4,133
Number of ISPs listed by Boardwatch in February, 1996: 1,447

Amount of venture capital investments in Internet companies during the second quarter of 1997, in millions of dollars: 561.5
Number of companies receiving the money: 111

Number of Internet-related job titles in the new proposed edition of the Standard Occupational Categories of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: 0
Number of occupations listed: 795

Number of Americans who consider the Internet "indispensable," in millions: 20

Percentage difference in time spent on the Web by business users over home users: 65

Rank of censorship among users concerned about issues facing the Internet: 1

Percentage of U.S. Internet users identifying themselves as Republicans: 34

Rank of Internet security among accountant's top technology concerns for 1997: 1

By the year 2000, estimated percentage of Internet commerce related to travel: 41

Estimated number of e-mail messages that will be sent in the year 1997, in trillions: 2.7
Estimated number of e-mail messages that will be sent in the year 2000, in trillions: 6.9

Estimated amount spent by end-users on Internet and Intranet products in 1996, in billions of dollars: 19

Number of subscribers to the Internet Index mailing list, August, 1994: 213
Number of subscribers to the Internet Index mailing list, September, 1997: 10,118


Copyright 1997 by Win Treese. "Harper's Index" is a registered trademark of Harper's Magazine Foundation. Send updates or interesting statistics to treese@OpenMarket.com

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