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What does the internet 'look' like? 17 pictures that show how people visualize it

JILLIAN D'ONFROApr 26, 2015, 22:11 IST

The Internet Mapping Project

The internet is such a huge part of our lives, but because it's intangible, borderless, ever-changing, it can be hard to describe.

Kevin Kelly, executive editor of Wired Magazine, wanted to know how people pictured it, so he started collecting submissions back in 2009.

He called his collection the Internet Mapping Project.