U D R

Upload to Download Ratio. A simple way to measure how much information one puts on the Web in return of what the web provides us. Heres the inspiration:

1. We are all always, surrounded by information provided by people. Today our exposure to web increases our exposure to information.

WAIT not just information, 'Knowledge'.

This Knowledge varies with the culture of the Authors.

I've heard many a concerned parents say:
"Internet has ruined my children and exposed them to 'western' influences"

2. From many genuine points of view, chiefly from a logical standpoint, this exposure to the web has detrimental effects on exposed culture(s) and communities which do not contribute to the majority of the content on the web,

I've heard some wise man say..
"Preserving diverse cultures is preserving diverse interpretations of life itself"
So,

3. If we measure the amount of content contributed by individuals (and thus groups of individuals) on the web in relation to the amount they read or absorb i any other form, it could to be a tangible measure of what influence is an individual is having on the web in return to the influence the web has on the individual, thus giving the Upload to Download Ratio or the UDR.

4. Obviously the higher the UDR the higher influence the concerned individual has on the web.

5. Encouraging higher UDR will help the web become a better represented place. Naturally when we take groups of people with common culture into account.. the cultures with a higher UDR are better preserved while being exposed to the web and all its influences.. Good or bad.

6. Further more a software can be written to simply measure the UDR at every connected terminal, and provide the details to not just the individual but also to a central server to analyse the data on a group, population and country level.

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