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Myths about Internet growth

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the we-were-just-kidding-about-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An article in The Economist outlines WorldCom's role in starting the myth that Internet traffic doubles every 100 days. This helped inflate the telecoms bubble."

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  1. Re:i believe it... by Jonny+Ringo · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's funny, my penis doubles every 100 days as well thanks to this lobby:

    http://www.theonion.com/onion3825/anti-spam_legi sl ation.html

  2. Re:Internet traffic doubles every 100 days.? by uncoveror · · Score: 1, Troll

    Now that the bubble has burst, WorldCom(edY) plans to pay its remaining employes with funny money, and open company stores where they can use it. It was all Scott Sullivan's idea.

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    The Uncoveror: It's the real news.