In a world run by Internet connectivity for all aspects of life, from
efficient work operations and management to social networking connections,
it is no surprise that information is the foundation of our collective future.
That being said, here are some quirky facts about technology that you may find
surprising.
1. On eBay, there is an average of $680 worth of transactions every
second.
2. Ninety-one percent of all adults have their mobile phone within
arm's reach every hour of every day.
3. There are 6.8 billion people on the planet and 4 billion of
them use a mobile phone. Only 3.5 billion of them use a toothbrush.
4. Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, as well as Apple have one not so obvious
thing in common – they were all started in a garage.
5. Twenty-Five percent of Americans use only a mobile device
to use the Internet.
6. Every minute, 100 hours of video are uploaded on YouTube by
individual users.
7. There are 271 million mobile subscribers within the United
States alone, and numbers are quickly growing.
8. Two hundred and twenty million tons of old computers and other
technology devices are trashed in the United States each year.
9. Ninety percent of text messages are read within three minutes of
being delivered.
10. Thirty million individuals watch television programming from
their mobile phones.
11. The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video
games, sent 250,000 emails, instant messages, and text messages, and has spent
10,000 hours on a mobile phone alone.
12. The first personal computer was created by Berkeley Enterprises.
Affectionately referred to as Simon, it sold for a pricey $300 in 1950.
13. It has been 40 years since the world’s first mobile phone call successfully
took place.
14. On average, technology users carry 2.9 devices on them at
all times.
15. There are 350 million Snapchat messages sent every day.
16. Since the company’s inception, there have been 144.7 million
individual visitors to Facebook, making it the most visited social networking
site as of June 2013.
17. RadioShack was one of the first companies to start the personal
computer revolution, back in 1970, with its TRS-80.
18. The first mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1963;
it consisted of a hard wooden shell and two clunky metal wheels.
19. Of the 60 billion emails that are sent on a daily basis, 97
percent are considered spam.
20. The first cell phone sold in the United States – the Motorola
Dyna-TAC 1000X – was designed by Rudy Krolopp in April of 1984. It weighed
two pounds.
21. Google handles an estimated 1 billion search queries each
and every day, releasing almost 200 tons of CO2 per day.
22. There are 500 apps added each day to the Windows Phone
Store.
And most importantly…
23. The man known as the Father of Information Theory, Claude
Shannon, invented the digital circuit – the foundation of the magic that
provides us all access to the Internet today - during his master’s degree
program, when he was just 21 years old.
Thank You.
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