Video: The history of the Internet
Almost all of us now use the Internet every single day — some of us for more hours a day than we sleep (me) — but what is it really? How did it come about? No, it wasn’t all former Vice President Al Gore, though he did help its progress. The video below lays out the history of the Internet in an easy to follow manner.
The video was made by PICOL (Pictorial Communication Language), an open-source project that hopes to create a standard for electronic communication using its icons (featured in the video).
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MG Siegler writes about technology trends and new media for VentureBeat, with a focus on mobile topics, social elements and key news stories. Before that, MG wrote about technology on his blog, ParisLemon. Originally from Ohio, MG attended the University of Michigan where he studied film. He's previously lived in Los Angeles where he worked in Hollywood and in San Diego where he did web development. He now lives in San Francisco.