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What’s the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web? Tech-savvy people know there’s a difference, but may be hard-pressed to explain exactly what it is. But most would probably tell you that the Internet came before the Web — and they’d be right. It all started with ARPANET in the 1960s… While computers […]
Like a glacier in the sea, only a fraction of the World Wide Web is visible by search engines. Google has indexed trillions of pages on the web, but the monolithic search engine really only scrapes the surface. Though they’re constantly crawling the web and adding new pages, search engines can only access about 1% […]
In the Internet era, we all love the convenience of shopping online. Most anything you could imagine is available at the click of a mouse, without ever having to leave your home. And as the number of people using the Internet around the world has increased almost 10 times faster than the world’s population growth, […]
In the 21st century, we’re used to having Internet access everywhere we go. Whether you’re driving down the road following directions on your smartphone, answering emails at a cafe, or googling trivia answers in a bar, there’s no longer a need to be chained to your desk in order to go online. Today there are literally […]
“Hacker” wasn’t always a pejorative term, and even today it may not mean exactly what you think. The term has a convoluted history, but its origins lie with some of the first computer programmers at MIT in the 1960s, who used it to label anyone who played around with computer programming software for the fun […]
Copyright law used to be fairly simple, when it all began — it only lasted for two years. The first copyright law was created in the 18th century: the British Statute of Anne 1710. Passed to protect the rights of authors, the statute required them to renew their copyright every two years. If you didn’t […]
You’ve probably noticed that once you’re out of school, it can get a bit harder to make new friends. It turns out there’s a scientific reason for that. Researchers say there are three conditions required for a real friendship to form: proximity; repeated, unplanned interactions; and a setting where each person can let down their guard. […]
If you’ve worked in a typical office before, the words “PowerPoint presentation” just might prompt an involuntary shudder. Most of us have memories of sitting through those boring presentations at the office, watching endless bullet points on familiar templates, reading business strategies in Comic Sans, and cringing at the liberal use of cliche clip art. […]
If you think formal education is irrelevant to startup success, you’re in good company. Billionaire dropouts are all over the news: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg all famously founded their companies after dropping out of college. And they’re not the only ones: Ralph Lauren, Simon Cowell, and Whole Foods founder John Mackey all lack […]
Even though the World Wide Web is over 25 years old, we’re still in the Wild West of the Internet Age. An ever-expanding network of websites created by people all over the world, the World Wide Web is home to over a trillion gigabytes of data. The total number of websites online has just exceeded […]
It’s hard to believe Twitter’s been around almost a decade now. Since it was first launched in 2006, it’s come a long way. But one thing that hasn’t changed is all the skeptics. When it first came out, many people just didn’t understand the appeal of “microblogging.” What exactly is the point? It’s not like […]
Does today’s technology ever make you feel like you’re living in the future? It’s true that the Internet has revolutionized the way we do a lot of things. From the comfort of your own home, you can buy groceries, manage your money without ever setting foot inside a bank, and talk to family and friends […]
Remember ICQ, AIM, and “A/S/L”? If you experienced the rise of instant messaging in the 1990s, those acronyms can be very nostalgia-inducing. But IMing with friends and strangers online wasn’t only fun and exciting, but revolutionary: though we take instant communication for granted today, the advent of instant messaging changed the way people communicate forever. Before the […]
Have you ever sent a clear, straightforward email — only for it to be horribly misinterpreted? Maybe the recipient just didn’t catch your sarcasm, or thought you sounded snippy when you were actually in a pretty good mood. That kind of miscommunication happens all the time, and for good reason. Emails and texts make it […]
Want your video to be seen by the world? You’re not the only one. “Virality” is the new marketing buzz phrase, and it seems the number one goal of every internet marketer and teen with a webcam. Professional marketers and amateurs alike know that videos are the perfect medium for viral sharing: Research shows that we […]
