<p>Less than 20 years ago, Pew Research asked adults in the USA a simple question: "What's the Internet?"</p>
<p>The results are fascinating considering <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/pew-internet-social-media-2013-2013-12">where we are now.</a></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">- Susannah Fox (@SusannahFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/SusannahFox/statuses/427937107764457472">January 27, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<p>21% of US adults were "vague" while 40% said they had never heard of it at all.</p>
<p>Here's that chart:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/52e7ccca69bedde667afa2c6-908-673/screen shot 2014-01-28 at 10.25.57 am.png" border="0" alt="Internet 1995" /><p class="source"><span>Pew Internet</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>

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40% Of Adults Had No Idea What The Internet Was In 1995

Less than 20 years ago, Pew Research asked adults in the USA a simple question: "What's the Internet?" The results are fascinating considering where we are now. - Susannah Fox (@SusannahFox) January 27, 2014 21% of US adults were "vague" while 40% said they had never heard of it at all. Here's that chart: Pew Internet

Less than 20 years ago, Pew Research asked adults in the USA a simple question Whats the Internet? 
The results are fascinating considering where we are now.

40% Of Adults Had No Idea What The Internet Was In 1995

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