PEER 1 Hosting: What does the Internet look like? Check out this map of the Internet created by PEER 1 Hosting

Have you ever thought about how the Internet works? Or better yet, how it looks on a map? The brains at PEER 1 Hosting did. So they created something so geeky, it’s cool – The Map of the Internet! It wasn’t too long ago when some of us didn’t even know what the Internet was. So what exactly is the Map of the Internet and what does it show?

In geek speak, it’s a layout of all the networks that are interconnected to form the Internet. Some are run by small and large ISPs, university networks and customer networks - such as Facebook and Google. It’s a visual representation of all those networks interconnecting with one another, forming the Internet as we know it. The size of the nodes and the thickness of the lines speak to the size of those particular providers and the network connections in relation to one another.

PEER 1 Hosting will be handing out 24" x 36" limited-edition posters of the map at the ServerBeach/PEER 1 Hosting at South By Southwest (SXSW) March 14 to 17th or Internet lovers can download theirs online.

If you would like to read more, please visit PEER 1 Hosting’s Blog.

In addition, if you’d like more information, I can put you in touch with a PEER 1 spokesperson who can speak about how this idea came about and how it works.

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About PEER 1 Hosting
PEER 1 Hosting is one of the world’s leading IT hosting providers. The company is built on two obsessions: Ping & People. Ping, represents its commitment to best-in-breed technology, founded on a high performance 10Gb SuperNetwork™ connected by 17 state-of-the-art data centres, 21 points-of-presence and 10 colocation facilities throughout North America and Europe. People, represents its commitment to delivering outstanding customer service to its more than 10,000 customers worldwide, backed by a 100 percent uptime guarantee and 24x7x365 FirstCall Support™. PEER 1 Hosting’s portfolio includes Managed Hosting, Dedicated Servers under the ServerBeach brand, Colocation and Cloud Services. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with European operations headquartered in Southampton, UK. PEER 1 Hosting shares are traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: www.peer1.com orwww.peer1hosting.co.uk.

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