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. With 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... read full post picked by TheAnt314 7 months ago

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?

<<--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

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

38 years ago today the first message was sent over the internet. Wow... and now look what it's become. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

Is the Internet at stake because of net neutrality? Network providers want control of the whole thing, but if they control the Internet will that threaten our democracy? picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

A super-fit shrimp has become a massive internet hit after learning to run on a treadmill as part of a unique science experiment. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

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

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

A startup has come up with a new way to make money from phone calls connected via the Internet: having software listen to the calls, then displaying ads on the callers' computer screens based on what's being talked about. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Tasks that once took days can be completed in seconds, while traditions and skills that emerged over centuries have been made all but redundant.

The 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

Luckily, they've put in safeguards that disables the system while the car is in motion. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

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

... No, Not Al Gore

The world is about to run out of the internet addresses that allow computers to identify each other and communicate, the man who invented the system has told The Times. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Censorship in China is nothing new, but the level of action taken to force Chinese citizens to comply has garnered global recognition. China marked the date July 1st, 2009 as the day manufacturers will be forced to install filtering software on all new PCs. While many have resorted to digitally lashing out against Green Dam, Chinese artist and designer of the famous Bird's Nest at the Beijing Olym... read full post picked by beaplourde 5 months ago

Chinese airline Shenzhen is set to be the first airline with internet and cell phone service in-flight. OnAir is the company that's supplying the technology and has made a date as to when this technology will start to be used, the only problem is their prospected date is mid-2009. picked by 86Apex 2 years ago

Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were most of the other easy-to-use applications that have drawn more than a billion people online. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Well not really to the stars... just to orbit (near space). Iris (Internet Router Protocol in Space)is to the future of satellite-based communications what Arpanet was to the creation of the internet in the 1960s. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

The big companies are planning to ruin the Network Neutrality. But a group of more than a million people are banded together to protect Internet freedom. picked by braveheart 3 years ago

The number of Internet users in China is now greater than the entire population of the United States, after rising to 338 million by the end of June, state media reported Sunday. picked by nickcobb 4 months ago

ever wonder what the internet thinks about barack obama? the financial crisis? plime?
this site will search the internet for the global opinion on your search term (negative, positive, indifferent).
plime currently has a 84.6% positive rating. picked by indisguise 2 months ago