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CompuServe Ads: A Requiem for an Era

First GeoCities, and now this. We’re watching the end of an era. CompuServe, America’s first major online service, was shut down this week. These are the guys who actually trademarked the word email — a ridiculous claim they abandoned in 1984, fortunately for anyone offering email service today. Click here to continue reading “CompuServe Ads: A Requiem for an Era”…

July 5, 2009 · 2 Comments

Twenty Years of the World Wide Web

Tim Berners-Lee

On March 13, 1989, a software consultant named Tim Berners-Lee wrote a memo proposing a global hypertext system. He wrote the memo out of sheer frustration with existing information management practices. Click here to continue reading “Twenty Years of the World Wide Web”…

March 14, 2009 · 7 Comments (with 2 Conversations)