the interwebz – an exploration
Many people do not understand beyond a most superficial level what this thing they call the web is. This is the first in a series of articles to explore the web
the interwebz
A series describing the internet, its history and its impact on our future.
The word interwebz is a derogatory term that conflates the world wide web and the internet, which this series will try to explain are quite different.
The series is not technical and is directed to clearing up misconceptions and providing simple explanations wherever possible. The series considers some of the awesome societal issues that this technology either causes or abets, it considers the good it can enable and looks at the human cost attendant on our continued dependence on it.
the internet
ARPANET was a means to connect military research networks together. The network at one site was now able to connect to the network at another site. It eventually became known as the internet, from the term “inter-network”.
the world wide web
In a list compiled by the British Council, the invention of the World Wide Web is ranked number one. So where did it come from?
things the web has changed
A video review of some of the things that were changed, or even no longer exist because of the web.
dark, deep and clear
In the last article I raised the apparent discrepancy between the number of web pages and the number of pages indexed by search engines. To know why, we look at the clear web, the deep web and the dark web.
the real cost of free
Free wi-fi, free sites, free services, free apps. Far from free when we consider that we are paying for them with information about ourselves and our friends.