A look at the history of the internet to provide context for today's technology ecosystem. From the birth of the internet to the evolution of the hellscape that is social media today.
We all know the mainstream internet, but what about the people that use the internet to make art?
23 Feb 2021
Survivors
After the bubble burst, the remaining technology companies figure out how to survive.
18 Feb 2021
The Bubble
After extreme growth in the late 1990s, the tech industry crashed in March of 2000. Months later, the 9/11 terrorist attacks would alter our relationship with technology forever.
16 Feb 2021
Before Facebook
What did social networking look like before Facebook?
11 Feb 2021
Versions
Web 1, 2, 3... why do people refer to the World Wide Web with versions?
9 Feb 2021
Free Culture
The rise of Napster ushers in P2P networks and concerns of piracy. Arguments for the distribution of cultural artifacts are made by Lawrence Lessig with the introduction of Creative Commons.
4 Feb 2021
Communication Methods
At it's heart, the internet is a communication tool. What can we learn from the ways we've tried communicating on the internet?
2 Feb 2021
Communities
What have online communities looked like? A memoiresque journey through the rise of walled gardens, bulletin board systems and underground scenes.
28 Jan 2021
Hacking
The Tech Model Railroad Club at MIT births the term hacker. What does it mean to be a hacker?
26 Jan 2021
Basics
What makes a computer a computer? How does it work?
21 Jan 2021
Interfaces
Douglas Engelbart founds the field of Human Computer Interaction and technology becomes mainstream through exponential growth in computing power and user friendly interfaces.
19 Jan 2021
Inception
J.C.R. Licklider envisions a world of networked computers. A group of pioneers turn his idea into a reality.
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