Internetfueled

Internetfueled is a term used to describe processes, activities, and systems driven primarily by internet connectivity and online platforms. It is used in discussions of digital transformation to emphasize how the online environment accelerates collaboration, distribution, and scale across sectors such as business, culture, science, and governance.

Core characteristics include networked collaboration, real-time communication, data-driven decision making, and the ability to mobilize resources and audiences globally through platforms, cloud services, and social networks. The term conveys how the internet lowers transaction costs, enables crowdsourced participation, and amplifies reach beyond physical boundaries.

Examples often described as internetfueled include crowdfunding campaigns, open source software development, online marketplaces, streaming and user-generated content ecosystems, and citizen science projects. In each case, online networks coordinate participants, resources, and information to produce or distribute value that would be harder to achieve with traditional arrangements.

Benefits associated with internetfueled phenomena include faster innovation, broader participation, and greater access to information. However, critics caution about platform dependency, privacy and data security concerns, misinformation, and the risk of widening the digital divide between connected and underserved populations.

See also: digital transformation, platform economy, crowdsourcing, open data, gig economy.