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A Brief History of Twitter
It's hard to believe that the hot social networking site Twitter — which allows users to post mini "micro-blog" updates — has been around for over three years. That's right, Twitter was founded in March 2006 by Biz Stone, Jack Dorsey, and Evan Williams, and was unknown to many until the 2008 presidential election — which catapulted it to tech stardom. For the past seven months, Twitter has gone from nay to yay, and here are some of the reasons why!
Google Goes All Out For its Tenth Birthday!
I can never seem to get enough Google goodness, so when I discovered that it was Google's tenth birthday this month and that they set up a fun educational website for this special occasion, I was all over it! Learn trivia tidbits about the company — like what the most popular Google.com search query was in 1999, or when Klingon became one of Google's supported languages — you can find all of these fun facts on their site. You can also check out a really neat time line that showcases all of the Google milestones from the past ten years!
Is It Wrong To Look At Your Partner’s Web History?
My boyfriend recently came into the living room and interrupted one of my wild crossword puzzle tangents asking me a much dreaded question: Do you still read your ex’s blog?
While the answer is yes, (who doesn’t? or wouldn’t?) I felt trapped.
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Geek Tip: Get Your Google History
I used to think I visited 1,000 websites a day. Now I know that number is more like a bagillion. Last week, Google released a feature that allows you to keep track of your slice of the web with Web History, a new feature for Google Account users that makes it easy to view and search across the pages you've visited.
What's the Greatest Moment in Web History?
PC World recently published an entertaining and thoughtful piece on the 16 Greatest Moments in Web History. It includes The Drudge Report breaking the Monica Lewinsky story, the introduction of webcams, MySpace and even my favorite, Craigslist. Rounding out the top three items on the list are: "When Sergey met Larry," in reference to Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page's first meeting at Stanford University; "Day one of irrational exuberance," in reference to the day Netscape's IPO created the dot-com frenzy — in 1995 the company's shares zoomed from $28 to $75 before settling back down to $58 at the session's close; And of course, "World wide wonder," in reference to December 25, 1990, or the day the Web came online.
Oops! Top Internet Blunders of All Time
Last week, Time magazine posted a list of the Top 10 Internet Blunders of All Time. My favorite is Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the British computer scientist credited with creating the Internet in 1989, says he added the annoying forward slashes to "http://" on a whim! He also admits if he could change one thing about the Internet now, he'd get rid of the slashes.
Do You Know Microsoft History?
Whether you rock a Mac or a PC, you gotta admit Microsoft's history is beyond legendary in the geek world. Test your trivia knowledge of the tech and computing giant responsible for Windows, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office.
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Website of the Day: This Day in Tech
If you ever want to brush up on your tech-history knowledge, I suggest adding Wired's This Day in Tech website to your RSS reader. Each day, This Day in Tech posts technological advancements that happened from the 18th century until today. From subject areas, including transportation, physics, inventions, computers and IT, engineering, communication, business, and medicine, the site is guaranteed to enlighten you on all the movers and shakers that helped shape and develop tech as we know it today.
How Well Do You Know Apple's History?
Apple news is everywhere lately! From CEO Steve Jobs' return to work, the recent release of Snow Leopard, to the latest OS and the brand-new iPod Nano with video and FM tuner, no one can stop buzzing about it. You may love your Apple products now, but how much do you know about the company's past?
Test Your Twitter Knowledge
You already know I love Twitter and update my feed constantly. But how much do you know about Twitter history? (Twistory?).
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