From our calendars to our bank statements to our social lives, we live online. Internet has so permeated our culture that it’s hard to imagine a world without memes, Facebook or email.

Across the globe, 2.4 billion people are Internet users, a number that is expected to grow to 2.7 billion by the end of 2013. This expansion of the Internet shrinks the globe, bringing brands closer to new audiences in new areas. Read more