Does pornography still drive the internet?
Consider the opening lines of The Internet is for Porn, a song from the Broadway musical Avenue Q. Kate Monster: "The internet is really, really great." Trekkie Monster: "For porn!" Kate Monster: "I got a fast connection so I didn't have to wait." Trekkie Monster: "For porn!" Innocent kindergarten teacher Kate Monster is trying to celebrate the usefulness of the internet for shopping and sending birthday greetings. Meanwhile, her surly neighbour Trekkie Monster insists that people really value it more for more intimate activities. Is he right? Sort of... but not really. 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy highlights the inventions, ideas and innovations that helped create the economic world. Credible-seeming statistics suggest that about one in seven web searches is for pornography . This is not trivial - but of course it means that six in seven web searches are not. The most-visited pornography website - Pornhub - i