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Re: The Internet Map

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Post by revelation » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 6:56 PM UTC

That is not the Internet, its the Web. I'm all for telling non-technical people that the internet ends with the Web, save we get politicians wanting to regulate TCP ports or establish police server patrols.

A map of the internet would probably show AS and peerings between them.

Re: The Internet Map

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Post by cpr » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 7:09 PM UTC

JakaJancar wrote: post #13

cpr wrote: post #6

This is the Internet map a few months after I first got on from Harv-10 in 1972: http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/7257339850/lightbox/ . Brings back great memories of sitting by the Harvard IMP (router) late at night, and getting a call from BBN on the phone asking me (anyone) to reboot it manually...

What do the two different symbols represent?

The red circles are IMPs (interface message processors--full routers connected to hosts) and the circled T's are TIPs (terminal interface processors--dialup routers).

Re: The Internet Map

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Post by snambi » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 7:10 PM UTC

Some questions: [1] nice to have some details about the site when clicking on them. [2] Is there any meaning to the color? if so, what are they?

Re: The Internet Map

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 7:14 PM UTC

snambi wrote: post #23

Some questions: [1] nice to have some details about the site when clicking on them. [2] Is there any meaning to the color? if so, what are they?

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Re: The Internet Map

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Post by Wilya » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 7:18 PM UTC

It's a bit strange to see wordpress.com alone in the top left of the map.

Re: The Internet Map

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Post by Wilya » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 7:22 PM UTC

snambi wrote: post #23

Some questions: [1] nice to have some details about the site when clicking on them. [2] Is there any meaning to the color? if so, what are they?

Color is country, it's written somewhere in the about page. Russia is red, China is yellow-ish, etc.

Re: The Internet Map

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Post by ansgri » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 7:26 PM UTC

Stratoscope wrote: post #15

ansgri wrote: post #10

Apparently it uses Google Maps for display, and I wonder, does GMaps API allow use of custom map data, or does it mean that this visualization is made by Google?

The Maps API works with all sorts of custom map types [1]. You can augment or replace the standard Google map tiles. This map uses a google.maps.ImageMapType [2] along with a custom EuclideanProjection map projection [3] which replaces the standard spherical Mercator ("Google Mercator") projection. [1] https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/... [2] https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation…

Thank you for the detailed reply. I definitely agree with [3], and wouldn't ask if I've had enough experience with modern web technologies.

Re: The Internet Map

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Post by axelav » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 7:47 PM UTC

cpr wrote: post #6

This is the Internet map a few months after I first got on from Harv-10 in 1972: http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/7257339850/lightbox/ . Brings back great memories of sitting by the Harvard IMP (router) late at night, and getting a call from BBN on the phone asking me (anyone) to reboot it manually...

here are a bunch of other ARPANET maps from 1969-77:

http://som.csudh.edu/cis/lpress/history/arpamaps/

Re: The Internet Map

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Post by lhtbws » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 8:42 PM UTC

sudhirj wrote: post #18

This is actually a very useful advertising tool - if you're considering placing ads on any sites, it's a great way to see how they compare to other sites in terms of traffic and visitor flow.

Agreed, but it's also funny to find inexplicable little outliers in the graph. Amishamerica.com, for instance, seems to be nestled right in the middle of the pornoverse (http://internet-map.net/#12-157.30947875976562-183.961929321...).

Re: The Internet Map

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Post by guard-of-terra » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 8:44 PM UTC

cpr wrote: post #6

This is the Internet map a few months after I first got on from Harv-10 in 1972: http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/7257339850/lightbox/ . Brings back great memories of sitting by the Harvard IMP (router) late at night, and getting a call from BBN on the phone asking me (anyone) to reboot it manually...

By the way, I (as non-US) wonder why west coast and california had more nodes even back then?

I mean, west coast is less populated and if you look at night lights map it's practically invisible compared to east coast. Why tech tend to be there anyway?