From its birth in the labs of Tim Berners-Lee back in 1992, to its interaction with the Napster in 1999, and its 2004 induction of Wikipedia: the Internet as we know it, has evolved drastically. tags internet 17 People Who Changed the Internet Forever internetWith the passage of time, people from amongst us have emerged with the craziest of ideas to test and enhance the potential of this God’s gift to mankind. And it is due to the efforts of these noble souls, that we have the entire world at the simple tap of our fingers. *This list actually contains about 26 people with the updates. picked by TheAnt314 7 months ago |
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The internet is many things to many people. For some it is a vital business tool. For others it is an indispensable means of communication. Others yet look on it as a vast repository of all human knowledge. Most people think of it as the thing with the funny cat pictures though. If you need to know that I Can Has Cheezburger first appeared on 13th June 2006, that the O RLY owl has been around... read full post picked by pocksucket 1 year ago 12 comments edit related share technology |
Have you ever wondered what the first item sold on eBay was? Or who ran the first banner ad on the internet? Or what the first spam massage tried to sell? 0 comments edit related share weird<<--was the first image on the internet in 1992. It was uploaded by programmer Silvano de Gennaro in Geneva at the request of World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee. picked by Bingo 3 months ago |
The Internet is home to a vast array of different types of people. There are some who are good, and some who are bad. The bad people are usually funnier. Here, I shall present a few internet archetypes. 0 comments edit related share plime.comPicture totally not related. picked by lostsoul135 1 year ago |
The hot new idea among people who think about "journalism," and the sanctity thereof: let's ban linking, on the internet! Let's also ban wheels, in order to save the horse industry. Let's also ban talking about things! picked by bornbad 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |
Tasks that once took days can be completed in seconds, while traditions and skills that emerged over centuries have been made all but redundant. 2 comments edit related share technologyThe internet is no respecter of reputations: innocent people have seen their lives ruined by viral clips distributed on the same World Wide Web used by activists to highlight injustices and bring down oppressive regimes picked by soreen 3 months ago |
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Yes, I said the Gopher Internet. No, I don' mean little rodent things. Sure, you probably haven't even heard of Gopher before. And who can blame you? It's a fading star, now only used by nostalgic geeks. But believe it or not, there's some cool stuff on the Gopher internet. Why limit yourself? picked by karenkleen 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share technology |
According to the United Nations News Center only 13 percent of people on the planet have access to the Internet. At Silicon Valley several heads of high-tech companies gathered to disscuss about cutting Internet access costs. picked by Maxriter 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Internet makes people crazy. We all know this. The guy on the message board who just called you a s**tclown for owning a different video game console than him probably would have been perfectly polite had you met in real life. picked by bornbad 5 months ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
The internet's potential is endless. People (and we won't name names here) can't seem to get enough adult entertainment online. Take a closer look at Internet Porn & You. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share sex |
The Internet Archive Wayback Machine puts the history of the World Wide Web at your fingertips. The Archive contains over 100 terabytes and 10 billion web pages archived from 1996 to the present. 1 comments edit related share technologyThis thing is pretty cool. Type in your favorite website and see how far back it goes to see it's beginnings. picked by buddha 2 years ago |
How many people does it take to break the Internet? On June 25, we found out it's just one -- if that one is Michael Jackson. The biggest showbiz story of the year saw the troubled star take a good slice of the Internet with him, as the ripples caused by the news of his death swept around the globe. Livejournal broke too. picked by psycmoe 5 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Most people think the internet is beamed around the planet by satellites. In fact, 90 per cent of global internet traffic is carried by a vast cable network, thousands of miles of which snake under the oceans. picked by kakana 5 months ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
We got yer memes right here! picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Ah, Internet Cafes … it used to be just a place where you can browse the Internet and grab a cup of coffee, but competition being what it is, some Internet cafes are offering something a little more than a cup of joe. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Luckily, they've put in safeguards that disables the system while the car is in motion. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Access internet with Open DNS, is safer, faster and smarter. Domain Name Service (DNS) is use to store domain name and translate domain name (computer host name) to IP address. Most of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) have their own DNS and to serve within their user when access to internet.... picked by xfuture2 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Besides leaving the hospital with a birth certificate and a clean bill of health, baby Mila Belle Howells got something she won't likely use herself for several years: her very own Internet domain name. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
There are many things to do on the internet which isn't Pr0n. I wasted a few hours with this one. Know your browser, know your decoding, know your limits, and for heavens sake, don't cheat. (P.S. Google isn't cheating, just make sure you include -notpron to insure you don't get spoilers) picked by tragluk 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Inspired by a recent post, here's an interesting Wikipedia article for your enlightenment. Also, be sure to check out the articles on Leet and Internet Slang. picked by ReBoot 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Next time your boss catches you on Plime instead of what your job description specifies, tell him/her about this study from the University of Melbourne. 2 comments edit related share plime.comDr Brent Coker, from the Department of Management and Marketing, says that workers who engage in ‘Workplace Internet Leisure Browsing’ (WILB) are more productive than those who don’t. picked by bingo 8 months ago |