TOPIC OF THE WEEK: WORLD WIDE WEB @ 15

The term World Wide Web is often mistakenly used as a synonym for the Internet itself, but the Web is actually something that is available over the Internet, just like e-mail and many other Internet services.


Spotlight Site of the Week!  

Nerds 2.0.1 : A Brief History of the Internet
http://www.pbs.org/opb/nerds2.0.1/
This fantastic site shines the spotlight on the "nerds" who developed one of the most important technologies of modern day life.

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Additional Sites:

A Computer Geek's History of the Internet
Not the complete history- just the cool stuff from the perspective of a computer geek who likes knowing more than what the instructions simply tell us.
http://www.wbglinks.net/pages/history/

World Wide Web, Internet
The web was the key technology that popularized the Internet around the world. The featured sections provide more information about the web.
http://www.livinginternet.com/w/w.htm

World Wide Web @ Wikipedia
Learn about this global, read-write information space.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_wide_web

NetValley
Offers a history of the Internet and Silicon Valley.
http://www.netvalley.com

JUDI'S CORNER

This week features a site with free eBooks:

Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org
The first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks. The mission of Project Gutenberg is simple -- to encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks.


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That's all for this week! "Remember...the Web is a terrible thing to waste!"
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