The Internet from Rocks — A High Level Explanation of Computers and the Internet
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The Internet from Rocks — A High Level Explanation of Computers and the Internet
Social networking depends on content development. Web 2.0 sought to address the biggest challenge that plagued Web 1.0: content creation is difficult. Coding is really only fun for coders; for everyone else it is a huge and expensive pain in the ass. Web 1.0 was about finding content; Web 2.0 was about generating content. Web 1.0 waited for the con... See more
Emily Gorcenski • The Myth of Decentralization and Lies about Web 2.0 · EmilyGorcenski.com
Before the Web’s arrival, scientists lacked the tools needed to understand how networks functioned in the real world. Their main instrument had been graph theory, which views networks as a system of interconnected nodes and edges.
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I’ve recently begun to visit the internet. There, I’ve found cement, metal gates, water tanks, miles of solar farms, buzzing wires, fiber optic trenches, and towers. Data centers, often hidden from the everyday ‘user,’ house rows of blinking servers containing the vast contents of our digital lives. Inside these electronics lie conductive materials... See more
Kelley O’Leary • Elemental Internet
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Nicholas Carr • The Big Switch
This approach was not without its challenges, of course. Decentralized networks create a discovery problem, where you can’t find information if you don’t know where to look. The maturation process of Web 1.0 involved the development of tools and practices for information discovery: search engines, knowledge repositories, purpose-built forums, and s... See more
Emily Gorcenski • The Myth of Decentralization and Lies about Web 2.0 · EmilyGorcenski.com
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