internet history
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The Original Gmail Was Garfield Mail
Back when a brand-new company called Google was getting its first trickle of angel investment from the likes of Jeff Bezos and others, early netizens could already use a service called G-mail in 1998. Mainly, it was used by fans of a certain obese, lasagna-loving cartoon cat.
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Watching David Bowie Argue With An Interviewer About The Future Of The Internet Is Beautiful
In 1999, Davide Bowie sat down for a TV interview with BBC host Jeremy Paxman. Bowie explains that if he were a kid of the 1990s he wouldn’t have become a pop star. Instead, Bowie probably would have become obsessed with the internet. Why? According to Bowie, that’s where the potentially interesting — chaotic, nihilistic…
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Author Bruce Sterling Testified To Congress In 1993 As A Time Traveller From 2015
In 1993, sci-fi author Bruce Sterling testified in front of a House subcommittee about the future of the internet — specifically, what “the Net” would look like in 2015.
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The Original eBay.com Hosted A Page About Ebola
According to a newly-published New York Magazine profile, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar sounds like a pretty weird dude. The lengthy piece not only documents the billionaire’s latest shenanigans, but also the origins of the world’s largest auction site. Funnily enough, Ebola plays a strange role in that story.