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FROM THE ARCHIVES...

From the Internet's Founders, a Warning

In 2016, there were many concerns about the direction of the Internet by its founders, but they knew they had to let the Internet grow up without them.

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HALL OF FAME HIGHLIGHTS...

The Social Side of the Internet

The social side of the Internet continues to surprise 2019 inductee Adiel Akplogan. “The social aspect of the Internet is what has made it go ‘boom,’” he says. 

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HALL OF FAME HIGHLIGHTS...

The Surprises of the Internet

Doug Comer did not see spam - or other nefarious acts on the Internet - coming into play when he started his journey as an Internet pioneer. 

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MEET OUR SPEAKERS…

Thought Leaders

With extensive experience in a range of topics related to Internet and networking technology, find out which inductees are available for speaking opportunities.

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Hall of Fame Highlights

Doug Comer did not see spam coming.  A 2019 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame, Comer wrote the first series of textbooks explaining the scientific principl...
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In THEIR own WORDS

Dennis Jennings and the History of NSFNET

Dennis Jennings

A personal discovery in the middle of a meeting is partially responsible for the forerunner of the modern Internet’s commercialized core.  

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IN the NEWS

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Apparently you can put a price on history. 

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Internet HISTORY Timeline

Mapping inductees’ defining moments in Internet history.

1991

30 years ago, the first website went live. Created by Tim Berners-Lee.

"Internet History Timeline"

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Tim Berners-Lee Sells an NFT of the World Wide Web Source Code

July 31, 2021

The Negative Sides of the Internet

July 29, 2021

Dennis Jennings and the History of NSFNET

July 15, 2021

Jimmy Wales on Capturing Bias In the Age of AI

June 29, 2021

Adiel Akplogan on Humans' Role as the Internet's Connective Tissue

June 23, 2021

Larry Irving Voices Concern as Digital Divide Becomes Politicized

June 8, 2021

COVID-19 UNVEILED WHY CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IS SO VITAL

May 26, 2021