Here is a good posting by BrightPlanet that give a good base definition of the difference between the Deep and Dark Web. TalkSportsPhilly’s PhillyWood Project spotlights information outside of the Sports Arena and this is the first spotlight article in the series.
“Earlier this week, Forbes released an article titled “Insider Trading on the Dark Web”. BrightPlanet was mentioned within the article, and BrightPlanet was introduced as a company that collects content from what is called the Dark Web. While we appreciate being mentioned in Forbes, there are a few definitions we want to clear up for readers.
With recent emphasis being on the Silk Road shutdown by the media, we’ve found a significant misunderstanding of the terms Surface Web, Deep Web, and Dark Web. We hope that this posting can help guide you through these often confused terms and get a better understanding of how the web works. You’ll understand that Forbes’ definition of Dark Web content was indeed inaccurate. Let’s get started.
Starting with the Surface
To start on our journey of the different aspects of the web, we’ll begin with the surface; the parts you’re most familiar with. The Surface Web is anything that can be indexed by a typical search engine like Google, Bing or Yahoo. Google has a great interactive story explaining how they index and search the web in depth.
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