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The Internet & the Developing World

October 15, 2008 /

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The evolution of the Internet has been full of surprises – surprises that have sometimes resulted in radical changes in the commercial landscape, such as the arrival of Amazon, eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY), Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), YouTube Inc. , and Skype Ltd.

Could one of the next big surprises turn out to be linked to developing countries?

At first glance, the idea seems implausible (laughable, even) because of the low penetration of PCs and Internet infrastructure in developing countries. And what would people in desperately poor conditions do with the Internet anyway?

Written by Nicole Ferraro

Full Story: http://www.internetevolution.com/document.asp?doc_id=143698&

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