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Len Kleinrock on Inventing the Theory of the Internet (Video)
See also Theory of the Internet Born and The Internet Goes Live
Posted in Computer history, Computer Networks, Internet
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Who Runs the Internet? (Infographic)
Who Runs the Internet? infographic
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The Origins of the Internet (Video)
Computer magazine’s multimedia editor Charles Severance interviews Katie Hafner about the history of the APRANET project as described in her 1996 book, Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet.
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Trends in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) [Infographic]
Source: Enterasys
Posted in Digitization, Education, Infographics, Internet, MOOC
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Theory of the Internet Born
Today in 1961, Leonard Kleinrock submitted his MIT PhD thesis proposal, “Information Flow in Large Communication Nets, (PDF)” establishing, in his words, “the underlying principles of data networks that are the basis of the Internet.” (PDF) See also The Internet Goes Live
Posted in Computer history, Internet
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What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains (Animation)
See also my interview with Nicholas Carr about his book The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
Posted in Internet, Social Impact, World Wide Web
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A Very Short History of IT
If you were asked to name the top three events in the history of computer technology (or the history of what came to be known as the IT industry), which ones would you choose? Here’s my very short list: June … Continue reading
Technology in the Classroom
Teaching 2.0: Is Tech In The Classroom Worth The Cost? (Podcast) “[Skype] enables me, as a writer based in New York, to get to places I’d otherwise never be able to get to. I’ve seen teachers completely dedicated to making their … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Internet, Internet access, Social Impact, Statistics
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