Remember when we were forced to read the back of air freshener and shampoo bottles while we were stuck on the loo, with nothing better to do? Those days are long gone.
With the rise of fake news, conspiracy theories and a monopolisation of the world wide web’s advertising revenue, Sir Tim Berners-Lee isn’t all that optimistic.
30 April marked the World Wide Web’s 20th anniversary. And to celebrate this milestone in history CERN is reviving the orginial and first website. This URL has been dormant for years.
A lot has happened over the past ten years – America invaded Afghanistan, the world survived numerous natural disasters including the Thai tsunami and hurricane Katrina, the online social network was born, Obama became the first black president of the USA, Twilight. So, what has the internet been up to in all that time? Check it out in this awesome, gif-laden infographic.
The World Wide Web, AKA The Most Important Invention In The Known Human History, turns 21 today. Like all beloved 21 year olds, a lot of people are making a big deal of this particular birthday. moneysmart, who share their birthday with the WWW, and without which they could not exist, have put together one […]