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title: "Dot-com Turns 25: Commercial Blockbuster Just Gets Started"
summary: |-
  Twenty-five years ago the first dot-com was created. Today there are over 80 million dot-coms, creating $10 trillion in economic activity globally.
date: "2010-03-15"
issues: ["Internet"]
authors: ["Robert D. Atkinson"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2010/03/15/dot-com-turns-25-commercial-blockbuster-just-gets-started/"
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# Dot-com Turns 25: Commercial Blockbuster Just Gets Started

Twenty-five years ago the first dot-com was created. Today there are over 80 million dot-coms, creating $10 trillion in economic activity globally.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2010/03/15/dot-com-turns-25-commercial-blockbuster-just-gets-started/*