Summary
Dot-com Boom
The late 90s saw a rapid rise in equity markets fueled by investments in internet-based companies. On 10th March 2000, the NASDAQ stock exchange starts a two-year 78% plunge.
Social Networking
The 2000s saw the emergence of social networking websites. These websites enable users to create public profiles and form relationships with other users.
Number of Websites
2000
17m
2001
29.2m
2002
38.7m
2003
40.9m
2004
51.6m
Source: Internet Live Stats
Number of Internet Users
2000
413m
2001
501m
2002
663m
2003
779m
2004
910m
Source: Internet Live Stats