The key questions are will it all continue, and are there still any Ground Floor -type stocks left. Both answers are yes, though it won t be clear sailing. There are an estimated 50 million Internet users in North America. The figures are far from precise some experts put the number much higher. What s undisputed is that pool of users is growing fast and will continue to grow.
Expectations are for a double in the next two to three years.
Not only are the numbers expected to continue growing, but the degree of use will expand. People who use the Net only occasionally will depend on it more and more for information, communications and even entertainment. No other mass technology has achieved such rapid penetration, but as yet we have seen only the beginning. The Net will spread around the world, and this is one field where American technology will be dominant with almost no exceptions. Since we are still in the early stages, some established companies will fade and many others will rise up.