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

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

Japanese men make use of an internet cafe in Tokyo. Some young people earning low wages cannot afford apartments in the city and are choosing to live in internet cafes, which are cheaper than a hotel. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years 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

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

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

Japan's vibrant, fast-moving culture delivers daily doses of the weird, wild and wonderful! Take, for example, theme cafes. First popularized by nerdy "otaku" geeks and then embraced by the public at large, the theme cafe phenomenon shows no sign of running out of steam. Just the opposite - it seems new theme cafes pop up every week, each one seeking to be just a little weirder than what... read full post picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

The power of the Internet has saved more than 800 cats from being skinned and served up on Chinese dinner tables. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Despite steep increases in data breaches and malware infections, remote workers around the world express confidence in Internet security. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

The interwebs have spawned a massive amount of memorable photos, sayings and inside jokes. They have made fun of everything from ignorant senators, to naive internet users (nOObs), to little kids being little kids. Onlinet-shirt printing companies have given users the ability to put some of the most memorable internet memes on stylish shirts so you can wear them around and show your IRL friends ... read full post picked by iamamaniac 3 months ago

The internet could soon be made obsolete by a new “grid” system which is 10,000 times faster than broadband connections. picked by topofall 2 years ago

A choreographed World of Warcraft song about the wonders of the internet picked by BrightonCub 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

There is a site for everyone, no matter what you're into. Here are 8 of the strangest communities. Of course there is always something stranger. (some of sites are *nsfw*) picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

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.

This 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

... 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

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

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.

Dr 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

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