.mobi Mobiles to fuel internet growth, Google evangelist says

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Google vice president and chief internet evangelist Vinton Cerf predicted today that mobile phones, not personal computers, will fuel growth of the worldwide web.

From 50 million in 1997, the number of people who have logged onto the internet has exploded to nearly 1.1 billion, Cerf, who is considered one of the founding fathers of the internet, said.

Yet, the internet only reaches a sixth of the world's population, Cerf told reporters during a visit to Bangalore, a city known as India's Silicon Valley, where Google has a research and development facility.

"You will get those other 5.5 billion people only when affordability increases and the cost of communication goes down," said Cerf, 63, who joined Google in 2005.

"The mobile phone has become an important factor in the internet revolution."

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[Traveler]

The mobile web is the future, I just hope .mobi plays a big role in it!

 

[GijsZePa]

The mobile web is the future, I just hope .mobi plays a big role in it!

I hope my .mobis will :hehe:

Martin