How long does the reign of an online empire last? Taking a retrospective view of the rise and fall of internet heavyweights such as AltaVista, AOL and MySpace, this infographic from CenturyLink shows that the median lifespan of an internet giant is approximately 11 years.
Following the cyclic logic, should we expect to see Facebook’s descent pretty soon? Has the social network only have three years of life left, or is this just a speculation?
Via: CenturyLinkQuote.com
Really interesting information here Biserka. I hadn’t ever thought about this before. These kind of trends are really fun to think about, because you’re reminded of the ways in which you used these giants in your own life. It’d be interesting to see how the internet giants fluctuate with current technology. For example, how does the prevalence of the iPhone these days affect internet usage? Thanks for the share!