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75% of Network Connections Not From Browsers

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the move-over-www dept.

Trailwalker writes "An article at BigBlueBall.com states that 75% of web connections do not use a browser. IM and P2P applications are used instead." While surprising, this is probably more indicative of how instant messaging has been able to complement and/or replace email in recent times.

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  1. Not if you want to get things done. by DAldredge · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I am sorry, but IM is a pain in the ass when it comes to getting stuff done.

    code code code, IM, code , IM IM IM, Debug, IM DeIMbug....

  2. Also, isn't IM implemented via UDP? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Redundant

    True. Also, isn't instant messaging implemented via UDP? If so, each line the user types would be a connection.

    A 10 minute IM session would generate over 1000 UDP messages (both to and from the user).

    A 10 minute web browsing session would generate something on the order of 100 TCP/IP connections (at most).

    That means that if you browse the web for an hour and chat for 10 minutes, the "web usage" rating would say that you did 50% more Instant messaging than you did web browsing.

    Does that seem like a fair measurement?