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The Daily Model of the World Wide Internet Shows Its Behavior

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Photo Courtesy of University of Southern California The Nerd Stalkers received news that researchers from the University of Southern California(USC)  studying how big the Internet is have found that it “sleeps,” almost like a living creature. The finding will help scientists and policymakers develop better systems to measure and track Internet outages, such as those that struck the New York area after Hurricane Sandy and other disasters.  Understanding how the Internet sleeps will help them avoid confusing a sleeping Internet with an Internet outage. Check out their short video below.