How many people just go online and head straight to the usual five or six sites? The internet is a hub of variety yet we continue to go to the same websites for our information. This has brought power to them and below is a list of five top websites that have this in abundance.
1. Reuters
A news agency that has moved effortlessly with the times, Reuters was founded in Britain in 1851 and is famous for getting news from around the world first. It was even the first to report Abraham Lincoln’s death.
The internet is made for an organisation like Reuters and having managed to keep up with the increasing need for news, they have emerged as one of the most important websites of the internet age.
2. Wikipedia
You will be hard pushed to think of a time that Wikipedia did not exist. This Wiki site has stood the test of time and continues to grow strong. A first stop for information on just about anything it is a perfect example of how an online community can trust each other, building one of the biggest websites in the world.
3. ICAAN
Now you may never have come across this website but it actually is one of the most important organisations for the future of the internet. ICAAN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) ensures that all the websites across the world can track each other.
Each website has a unique address and ICAAN coordinates these numbers across the world. Recently under the spotlight, they have begun to introduce new generic top-level domains which could affect how we are took to certain websites. A company called Escrow Associates are helping with these moves. As an expert in big projects, they have assisted ICAAN and its stakeholders before to ensure all is compliant.
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4. Google
This website needs no introduction. Ever since its arrival to the online world it has kept other search engine competition at bay. Most have it set as their home page and it has become the online bible for searching.
Google is now home to more data than any other website and has become a marketing manager’s playground. Being able to analyse people’s viewing habits and the popularity to certain sites has allowed a more direct route for advertising.
5. YouTube
Only in its eighth year, YouTube has proved to be one of the biggest revelations on the internet world. Cleverly purchased by Google in 2006, this video site has the power to humiliate and create.
From stars born to people shamed, this website has been reaching its potential for years and has become a soap box for many.