Pure Internet
Philosophy :
What might an 18th century Danish philosopher think of the Internet?
Have you heard? Hubert Dreyfus presented a talk entiteled
"Nihilism Online" at the University of Michigan. You can listen to the RealAudio
recording.
The Original WWW: What company first used the letters 'WWW' in its name?
Did you know? In 1922, a Montgomery Ward Radio set cost $50,
roughly the equivalent of $1500 today. Despite the expensive, cumbersome equipment, radio
listenership in the 1920s boomed, much as Web viewership is booming today.
To learn more about the parallels between the growth of the two media, check out The
Original WWW: Web Lessons from the Early Days of Radio, by Ward Hanson.
Have you seen? Georgia Tech's GVU's WWW User Surveys. It's one of the
best sources for current information on who is using the Internet.
Domain Names:
What's ahead for Internet addresses?
Have you heard? Internet domain names can be a hot item. Though you
can't purchase trademarked names, speculators will buy popular generic names for around
$100 and then resell the addresses to corporations at much higher prices.
Last summer, Compaq bought the Web site address www.altavista.com for $3.35 million. Read about it here.
Did you know? Groups are working to figure out the best way to
administer Internet domain names. Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a new non-profit corporation
that was formed to take over this responsibility. You can get an update on the latest
developments and controversy in Domain Name
Games from ABC News.
IOTA Interview: Nathaniel
S. Borenstein, Internet entrepeneur and Research Scientist and Professor at University
of Michigan.
Internet2:
What kinds of things will we be able to do on the Internet in the future?
Did you know? Internet2 is a prototype for the Internet of the
future. Internet2 applications take advantage of a network that allows data to travel at
more than 100 times current speeds and includes sophisticated features for regulating and
metering traffic.
Have you seen? The Internet2
Web site includes links to current Internet2 applications.
IOTA Interview: Douglas
Van Houweling, CEO of Internet2.
History of the Internet: What can history teach us about the Internet?
Did you know? E-mail has been around since 1972. Its introduction
was an overnight success.
Have you seen? Cerf's Up,
where the "Father of the Internet, Vinton Cerf, answers questions by email.
IOTA Interview: Paul
Edwards, Computer Historian, Stanford University.
HomeNet: Who is
the typical Internet user?
Did you ever wonder? How does a "typical" Internet user
spend their time online?
Have you seen? The Homenet study, conducted by researchers
at Carnegie Mellon University is one of the most extensive and respected studies on how
people actually use the Internet.
The Blob: How has
the Internet grown?
Did you know? The first browser, Mosaic, was introduced in 1993 by
the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
Have you seen? Matrix
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