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Back When Email Was Special
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Email was one of the most vital technologies to emerge from the 1970s. Electronic mail or “network mail” as it was known at the time, was invented by ...
MoreThirty Years of Web Browsing
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Thirty years ago, Tim Berners-Lee released the WorldWideWeb browser, unleashing the power of the Internet. Part of the Internet Hall of Fame’s inaugural class,...
MoreNew Berners-Lee Startup Moves Internet Towards "The Web I Originally Wanted"
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Citing concerns about data privacy, Tim Berners-Lee is attempting to overhaul his creation. Part of the Internet Hall of Fame’s inaugural class, Berners-Lee is the founder of the World Wide Web and wrote the...
MoreFTP, Once Innovative, Is Now Dying
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A key component of the Internet’s early days may be facing widespread retirement soon. Initially delayed by the pandemic, Google recently announced its next Chrome update will have fewer supports for file transfer protocol, with subsequent updates not supporting it at all. Mozilla announced a...
MoreThree Internet Pioneers; One Internet Anniversary
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Some long-time champions of the Internet still see plenty of opportunities for the Internet and its users to grow and adapt. In honor of the...
MoreUCLA's Connection Lab Debuts New Website
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Back where it all began, Leonard Kleinrock unwrapped a gift on the Internet’s 51st birthday. On Oct. 29, Kleinrock announced the debut of a new website for UCLA’s ...
MoreIndia's Internet Anniversary
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August marked the 25th anniversary of commercial Internet services making their debut in India. Among the key people facilitating Internet access was Srinivasan Ramani, a 2014 Internet Hall of Fame inductee. In the early...
MoreThe Digital Divide is Not News
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With COVID-19 throwing the digital divide into sharper focus, a 2019 Internet Hall of Fame inductee has some long- and short-term ideas about how to address the problem. A former assistant Secretary of Commerce,...
MoreCovid-19 Highlights Need for Web Access as Basic Right
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To Tim Berners-Lee, the ongoing global pandemic has further highlighted the need for ordinary citizens to push towards ending the digital divide. Part of the Internet Hall of Fame’s inaugural class, Berners-Lee is the...
MoreLarry Irving's 'Digital Divide' Thrust Into Spotlight Amid Pandemic
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With COVID-19 forcing millions of families to turn to distance learning, an Internet Hall of Fame inductee’s long-time concerns about the digital divide are being thrust into the spotlight. A 2019 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame,...
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