The Internet is likely to figure prominently in future grant seeking and research activities. The following web sites can be of considerable value in providing needed documentation regarding the Net:

Headcount www.headcount.com

Provides summaries of market research reports, thereby giving the user access to the size of Internet markets worldwide. Data is organized by country, language, region, etc.

Internet Performance Measurement and Analysis http://nic.merit.edu/ipma

Offers performance trends, routing instabiliy, traffic statistics and other Internet technical information.

The Internet Valley www.internetvalley.com/intval.html

Contains a large variety of historical and statistical Internet facts spanning more than thirty years.

Nua Internet Surveys www.nua.net/surveys

Updated on a daily basis, the site is full-text searchable and includes a wide range of Internet trends and surveys.

Survey.net www.wisdom.om/sv/sv-inet1.htm

Illustrates the ease with which surveying can be carried out on the Internet. After completing the site's online survey, one can review the latest findings relating to characteristics of Internet users.

The World Wide Web Study www.gvu.gatech.edu/user_surveys

Produced two times annually since 1994 by Georgia Tech's Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center, the study generates a wealth of data on current Net users.