the internet is dying

Is the internet dying?

From September 2008, absolute unique visitors from some of the biggest

websites in the world started to drop.

Portals

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Social Networks

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Blogs

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Media

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Shopping

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Entertainment & Knowledge

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Even the Bad Boys

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Can you guess who did the opposite?

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How to explain this?

How to explain this?

1. Facebook & Twitter as a central hub for friends, entertainment, news & other content replace the traditional content providers.

How to explain this?

1. Facebook & Twitter as a central hub for friends, entertainment, news & other content replace the traditional content providers.

2. Traditional websites aren’t social enough which has become the expected standard or they lack integration with the social web.

How to explain this?

1. Facebook & Twitter as a central hub for friends, entertainment, news & other content replace the traditional content providers.

2. Traditional websites aren’t social enough which has become the expected standard or they lack integration with the social web.

3. The worldwide recession has a direct link with global internet usage. The credit crunch has been a catalyst for the decline in all consumer activity.

How to explain this?

1. Facebook & Twitter as a central hub for friends, entertainment, news & other content replace the traditional content providers.

2. Traditional websites aren’t social enough which has become the expected standard or they lack integration with the social web.

3. The worldwide recession has a direct link with global internet usage. The credit crunch has been a catalyst for the decline in all consumer activity.

How to explain this?

1. Facebook & Twitter as a central hub for friends, entertainment, news & other content replace the traditional content providers.

2. Traditional websites aren’t social enough which has become the expected standard or they lack integration with the social web.

3. The worldwide recession has a direct link with global internet usage. The credit crunch has been a catalyst for the decline in all consumer activity.

4. The banking crisis caused a correction, not just in consumer confidence and people’s spending power , but also in their values i.e. a refocus on the things that really matter to people (friends, family, leisure pursuits, work=life balance etc).

How to explain this?

1. Facebook & Twitter as a central hub for friends, entertainment, news & other content replace the traditional content providers.

2. Traditional websites aren’t social enough which has become the expected standard or they lack integration with the social web.

3. The worldwide recession has a direct link with global internet usage. The credit crunch has been a catalyst for the decline in all consumer activity.

4. The banking crisis caused a correction, not just in consumer confidence and people’s spending power , but also in their values i.e. a refocus on the things that really matter to people (friends, family, leisure pursuits, work=life balance etc).

5. People are just starting to get bored by the internet.

How to explain this?

1. Facebook & Twitter as a central hub for friends, entertainment, news & other content replace the traditional content providers.

2. Traditional websites aren’t social enough which has become the expected standard or they lack integration with the social web.

3. The worldwide recession has a direct link with global internet usage. The credit crunch has been a catalyst for the decline in all consumer activity.

4. The banking crisis caused a correction, not just in consumer confidence and people’s spending power , but also in their values i.e. a refocus on the things that really matter to people (friends, family, leisure pursuits, work=life balance etc).

5. People are just starting to get bored by the internet.

6. I’m seeing stuff that isn’t there.

So anybody smart enough to explain this to me?

Let’s hear it!