The "Deep Web"

The deep Web has gotten a lot of press these days.
<http://library.albany.edu/internet/deepweb.html>

So what is this so-called "Deep Web"? Why is it getting this kind of press attention? And why is it so darn deep? Perhaps the following artist depictions of the Deep Web will shed some light on the subject (all images taken from http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/07-01/bergman.html):

The "Surface Web"

The "Deep Web" (Note how it is MUCH deeper than the "Surface Web" and it also has TWO boats trolling for fish!)

That certainly shows the depth we are talking about with the "Deep Web", but what is in the murky deep you ask? Again, a picture is worth a thousand words:

"Deep Web Pie Chart"

The last Deep Web Pie Chart shows that there are quite a few calculators (2%), among other things, on the Deep Web. This is quite surprising as most people have their own hand-held calculators and Deep Web calculators do not have much to offer over conventional calculators. How did these calculators get on the Deep Web, and why are they there? This seems like some kind of government cover-up as they try to hide this surplus of calculators in the Deep Web where they didn't expect us to find them.

One thing is for certain: As we explore the depths of the Deep Web we seem to find more questions than answers.