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The Early Internet Threatened Librarians; One Woman Changed Their Minds
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Public library users looking for a web fix can thank Jean Armour Polly. A 2019 Internet Hall of Fame inductee, Polly was among the first librarians in the country to facilitate patrons’ Internet access....
MoreThe Internet Optimist: Bob Metcalfe
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Fifty years of tech experience have Bob Metcalfe optimistic about the web’s future. A 2013 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame, Metcalfe is the author of a 1973 memo that invented Ethernet, of which more than 1.2 billion...
MoreA Contract to Protect the Web
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The first draft is in on a proposed Internet user agreement from one of the web’s founders – and he wants feedback. Citing a rise in hate speech and government censorship efforts, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who helped develop the World Wide Web 30 years ago while at CERN, announced his intent in November...
MorePredicting Internet's Future; Celebrating Its Past
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When ARPAnet’s founders began sending messages in 1969, they probably did not envision Pokemon Go or Grumpy Cat as part of their creation’s future. So maintains Xconomy’s Wade Roush. Written as...
MoreA Celebration of Internet Milestones
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A gaggle of Internet Hall of Fame members will be among the tech pioneers converging on Boston next month to help observe the 50thanniversary of the first net message. Previous Inductees Vint Cerf, Elizabeth Feinler, Radia Perlman, Leonard Kleinrock, Robert Kahn, and Bob Metcalfe are among the...
MoreInnovative "Names Dress" Honors Women in STEAM
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Two Internet Hall of Fame inductees are partially responsible for the inspiration of a new exhibit honoring notable women across multiple fields. Created by fashion technology pioneer Sylvia Heisel, the Names Dress features 3D printed names of more than...
MoreThe Publication of the First RFC
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April 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the very first RFC (Request for Comments) that led to the development of the ARPANET. Published by UCLA’s...
MoreDestroy the Internet? It Is Possible.
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The Internet is not quite in the same league with cockroaches and Twinkies, but one of its pioneers thinks it is close when it comes to indestructibility. An ...
MoreDay of Reckoning with Big Data
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A leading cybersecurity expert is bracing for a data-driven day of reckoning. A 2014 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame, Paul Vixie is the founder and CEO of the California-based Farsight Security, which uses real-time contextual information...
MoreHow Steve Jobs Taught Bob Metcalfe to 'Break Eggs'
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Despite being 10 years his senior, Bob Metcalfe counts Apple founder Steve Jobs among his professional mentors. Now a professor at the University of Texas, Metcalfe was part of a team at Xerox that developed what would become...
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