13 Bizarre Facts About the Internet

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat!  Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us This Week in Computers The total weight of all the moving electrons on the Internet = the weight of one strawberry.  Over 8.6 billion machines are connected to the Internet. Online dating generates over $1 billion per year.  Indeed, the Internet and the World Wide Web are mind-boggling once you start to look under the hood… Paul Gil Computers Editor Believe It or Not: It Takes 50 Million Horsepower to Power the Internet Because the Internet is a jumble of millions of phones, servers, desktops, tablets, Sony Playstations, and more, it takes a lot of juice. Indeed, 50 million horsepower are required to supply electricity to all of these devices! This is just one of 13 bizarre facts about our online lives. About.com has more here… READ NOW   Share How to Be a Better Tweeter There is an art form to making 140 characters work for you.  It’s so easy to offend or alienate people with a Twitter post, but how does one win over readers?  About.com has some strong suggestions on how Twitter champions like Melissa Broder have earned their massive followings… READ NOW   Share Introducing: Android Lollipop Android 5.0 ‘Lollipop’ is the replacement for 4.4 KitKat, and it’s a big upgrade.  The UI has a 3D appearance now, plus better notifications management. The battery management is vastly improved, and multi-device features let you start a video on your phone and finish it on your tablet.  There are more new Lollipop features that all Android users are going to love… READ NOW   Share How to Gift an Apple User (and Make Them Swoon) Finding gadget gift for an Apple user is not that hard, but there are some really standout options that will definitely put a smile on that person’s face.  If you have an Apple fan in your life, definitely consider this list of Apple gift recommendations… READ NOW   Share FEATURED ARTICLES • How to Prevent Spyware • Buyer Beware:  How to Avoid Grief When You’re Shopping Online • What to Do When Your PC Won’t Turn On • When You Have to Choose a New Smartphone Carrier… • Help, My Laptop Is So Noisy! • Should You Defrag Your Mac Hard Drive? Advertisement About Technology   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Computers newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy Popular Posts About Food: From Sprinkles to Speculaas If you can't see this email, click here ... Best of 2014 (So Far)    Music     ... About Parenting: Thinking Ahead to . . . Summer Camp? If you can't see this email, click here ... Fun Activities for Fall    Parenting     From ... Hoping to Connect Hi There,   My name is Kyle Doran, co-founder of PresenceMediaDenver.com . My client, Mile Hi Distilling , manufactures some of the hi... Want Blake Lively's Life? You Got It, Plus How DO You Cope With A Fringe In Summer? view this email as a webpage We have changed our email address, please ... Quick! Grab a 40in TV – we've also got an iPad, amazing spa breaks and so many goodies for YOU! view this email as a webpage ... We Planned Your Summer Vacation For You ... About Fitness: 10 Tips to Get Flat Abs If you can't see this email, click here ... Cheryl Cole Goes Back To Her Straight Hair Roots, Plus Rita Ora's Revealing Moschino Look view this email as a webpage We have changed our email address, please ...