While browsing Vanity Fair earlier, I spotted this fascinating article on the history of the web, from the time of its inception in 1958, interestingly part of the US response to the launch of Soviet satellite Sputnik, right on through to user-generated content and social networks. Needless to say a lot ground is covered, taking in the browser wars, the advent of Google, and the rise of the iPod ... Read full entry
An Oral History of the Internet
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 6 June, 2008 to the technology subset
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