Detailed family history: How the Internet has changed in the past decade

【51CTO.com Quick Translation】 Since its birth, the Internet has been widely welcomed around the world. Although it has come a long way, it is still developing at an amazing speed. Today, more than 40% of the world's population can access the Internet through computers or mobile devices. The Internet has changed our lives, but it is not easy to keep up with its changes and developments. In the past decade alone, many changes have taken place that you know and don't know. Let's take a look.

1. The emergence of mobile devices <br /> Almost from the end of the last century, desktop computers began to be popularized for Internet access. However, since 2007, mobile devices have become more and more intelligent, and websites for mobile devices have also emerged. If you are careful, you will find that all this happened after Apple released the first generation of iPhone. Today, people have fully accepted the fact that accessing the Internet on mobile devices is as fresh and convenient as accessing the Internet on desktop computers back then.

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2. More social media have been born <br /> In 2006, the leading social media platform was Juyou, which had 75 million registered users from all over the world. Today, the social media field has changed a lot, and more social media platforms have emerged. In addition to Juyou, there are many other social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedln, Instagram, Tumblr, etc.

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3. IE browser is not the only choice <br /> At the beginning of the Internet, we only had IE browser to choose from. At that time, no more companies participated in the development of browsers, and IE was almost the only choice. Today, we have more and better browsers to use. We may have several browsers installed on our computers, such as Google Chrome, followed by Opera Mini, Microsoft Edge and Mozilla, etc.

4. "Clear at a glance" page layout <br /> The Internet started with massive content and rapid updates, but over the past few years, website design and content layout have changed a lot. When people are no longer sensitive to massive information transmission, they want to browse the web faster. At this time, the complicated design of the web pages in the past has become an obstacle for most Internet users. What they need is a website that is both attractive and easy to browse, a web page with simple navigation that allows people to quickly reach the destination area.

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5. Immersive Interactive Experience <br /> User experience has become an important factor in web development. Designers think more about how their end users perceive their websites rather than how their websites look. One of the big reasons that drives Internet users to flock to websites is the experience they can get there. There are quite a few techniques related to immersive experience, which include animation, transitions, interactive narratives, micro-interactions, etc.

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6. Facebook reaches one billion users
Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites today. Between 2011 and 2012, Facebook grew rapidly. In 2012, it acquired Instagram for $1 billion, which became the largest acquisition in Facebook's history. Facebook values ​​Instagram's online photo sharing service, which shows that sharing photos online is very important to users. Today, the social media network has nearly 2 billion users worldwide.

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7. Online photo sharing <br /> Before the emergence of social media, people rarely shared their photos on the Internet. It was not until 2010 that the trend of self-media began to emerge. Self-media has been popular since the beginning. The emergence of platforms such as Pinterest and Instagram was a great invention at the time and today, which also proved the importance of posting pictures to Internet users.

8. Photos Capture the Internet <br /> Photos play an important role in web development. Just the other day, full-page (bleed) photos became popular. We need more visual elements to create a successful website. Most of the Internet users are attracted by pictures rather than content. If you want to attract and engage users online, you must use high-quality pictures and high-quality content.

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9. Application
In 2010, most people used their mobile phones to access the Internet, and mobile applications became a source of interest for developers. Because most smartphones can use applications. Nowadays, applications are the easiest way to access products and services online. Many companies rely on applications to market and sell more products and services, and people are downloading and updating these applications every day.

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10. Scrolling takes over <br /> A few years ago, the most important content on a website was usually placed at the top of the webpage, which was easier to access and did not require users to scroll to find it. This trend began to change in 2015, when Internet users were required to scroll down in order to find content. However, the design must be up-to-date and easy to use so that people do not abandon it before finding the content that suits their interests.

The Internet has undergone such tremendous changes, and these changes are happening almost every day. As technology evolves in the future, we can be sure that there will be more changes in the Internet space. These changes are also driven by people’s needs and wants. That’s why we should always keep up with the latest Internet trends.

Author: Prat
Original link: http://codecondo.com/10-major-changes-to-the-internet-from-the-past-decade/
Translated by Liu Nina

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