#internet history

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Kotaku
2 months ago
Video games

Star Wars Galaxies Was 'No Man's Sky In 2003,' Says MMO Legend

The early internet had optimistic game-changing potential.
Rich Vogel's work revolutionized the MMO genre. [ more ]
AdExchanger
3 months ago
EU data protection

The Magic Cookie, Longtime Enabler Of Ad Tech, Dies At 30 | AdExchanger

The cookie, originally designed to support an in-browser shopping cart feature, became the go-to ID for ad servers and networks, enabling ad targeting.
The cookie was born in 1994, but its impact on advertising lasted until its death in 2021. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Marketing

Thomas Jaspers: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

There are humorous and embarrassing aspects of one's internet history
The article highlights various sources of comedic content [ more ]
Theregister
3 months ago
Digital life

David Mills, the internet's Father Time, dies at 85

Professor David L Mills, one of the original builders of the internet, died at 85.
Mills is known for inventing and implementing the Network Time Protocol (NTP), allowing computers to synchronize their time clocks. [ more ]
Theregister
5 months ago
Digital life

What's the golden age of online services? Well, now is good

The internet as we know it today only dates back to 1991 with the Commercial Internet eXchange (CIX)
Before CIX, ordinary people had to use online services like AOL and CompuServe to access the internet [ more ]
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