I was there. By the time the dotcom bubble burst, the Internet was already everywhere, having steadily grown as a household technology since first introduced to

I was there. By the time the dotcom bubble burst, the Internet was already everywhere, having steadily grown as a household technology since first introduced to the general populace just a few years earlier. The dotcom bubble was then precisely a symptom of the Internet's runaway success: Everyone wanted to use it, massive amounts of money were being made with it, and so everyone thought they could make money with it as well. As a result, even the stupidest ideas got funding. When the bubble burst, it caused a significant economical upset. It did not have any really noticeable effect on the Internet itself, its usage, and the availability of most of the services that were actually in use. I don't think anybody remembers a time where Internet usage "dipped" from its massive momentum since the mid-90s, because the dip was largely economic.