This doesn't seem right... Only 100 million websites?

Zatrix · 11-01-06, 11:50 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/interne...tes/index.html

They said that there are about 100 million websites on the net as of october 2006.....

did someone forget to do the math?

I figure theres ALOT more websites than that. Maybe they just counted ones that were businesses and stuff?

I bet they forgot all the private websites that regular people have just for themselves.

100 million seems way too low of a number.

They should of asked google for there results. google searches like what? 4 billion websites?

seadave77 · 11-01-06, 12:34 PM

Don't forget there is a difference between a website and a webpage. Maybe they didn't count all 5 billion myspace pages as individual pages but counted all of them as 1 website because they are at myspace.

hibner · 11-01-06, 12:46 PM

I bet that they are counting registered domain names.

Slaps · 11-01-06, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by hibner

I bet that they are counting registered domain names.

That's probably what happened.

Deanzo · 11-01-06, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by hibner

I bet that they are counting registered domain names.

And Ones that are still up and running

Zatrix · 11-01-06, 04:24 PM

cool graph

Slaps · 11-01-06, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Zatrix

cool graph

Very interesting. Looks like the "internet Bubble" comeback might not be all that far fetched.

drenader · 11-01-06, 07:21 PM

It is just much easier now then in the past to get a domain. Back 10 years ago or less there was only 1 company you could but them from and they were not cheap. Now one can get them free with hosting deals or just throw $10 at godaddy.com

ghettocomp · 11-01-06, 07:35 PM

The one I got 10 years ago was cheap to get, (for the time) but definately not easy, I had to provide Proof of identification, and various forms filled out and faxed to ICANN and somewhere else that I dont remember. That one took me nearly a week to get fully up and operating.

soulfly1448 · 11-01-06, 07:55 PM

More than likely just registered domain names. Hell, I've got three that I've done nothing with and my company has 250.

hibner · 11-02-06, 07:33 AM

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Within that, there are some that are busy and updated more often, and that represents the active sites, which are at about 47 or 48 million

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Netcraft uses the domain name system to identify Web sites, check how many of them are in a particular location, such as what operating system and Web server software they're running, and then publishes its information in a monthly report.

So in other words there are 100 million registered domains. And of that, about 48 million are active.

11-01-06, 11:50 AM	Thread Starter #1
Zatrix Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: moving to ohio once 2012 gets closer	This doesn't seem right... Only 100 million websites? http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/interne...tes/index.html They said that there are about 100 million websites on the net as of october 2006..... did someone forget to do the math? I figure theres ALOT more websites than that. Maybe they just counted ones that were businesses and stuff? I bet they forgot all the private websites that regular people have just for themselves. 100 million seems way too low of a number. They should of asked google for there results. google searches like what? 4 billion websites?
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seadave77 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Newnan, GA	Don't forget there is a difference between a website and a webpage. Maybe they didn't count all 5 billion myspace pages as individual pages but counted all of them as 1 website because they are at myspace.
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11-01-06, 12:46 PM	#3
hibner Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Huntington, WV	I bet that they are counting registered domain names.
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11-01-06, 04:24 PM	Thread Starter #6
Zatrix Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: moving to ohio once 2012 gets closer	cool graph
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11-01-06, 07:21 PM	#8
drenader Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Austin	It is just much easier now then in the past to get a domain. Back 10 years ago or less there was only 1 company you could but them from and they were not cheap. Now one can get them free with hosting deals or just throw $10 at godaddy.com __________________ "Death gotta be easy, 'cause life is hard It'll leave you physically, mentally, and emotionally scarred" -50 Cent
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11-01-06, 07:35 PM	#9
ghettocomp Master of teh Ghetto Mods Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Choosing between two evils, I might pick the one I've never tried before.	The one I got 10 years ago was cheap to get, (for the time) but definately not easy, I had to provide Proof of identification, and various forms filled out and faxed to ICANN and somewhere else that I dont remember. That one took me nearly a week to get fully up and operating. __________________ I find that most people are like Slinkies.. They are not really good for anything, but can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs. :P
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soulfly1448 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: St. Louis	More than likely just registered domain names. Hell, I've got three that I've done nothing with and my company has 250. __________________ i7 2600K @ 4.6GHz ASRock Z68 Extreme4 2 x 4GB g.skill Sniper 1866 ASUS GTX580 DCUII @ 9hundo Ever heard of Google? Try their fantastic "Search" option! "A positive attitude will not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." --- Herm Albright
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