Where did the internet come from? Here is an 8 min., concise video of the origins of the internet we use today. It all began in 1957, 52 years ago.
I remember the days of card readers (man, were those boxes of cards heavy to carry around) and mainframe computers, and learning languages like FORTRAN and COBOL. Now we use HTML, PHP and CSS.
Actually, we don’t have to use programming languages. Developers use them to create applications with graphical user interfaces and intuitive logic so we the users can pull up a “write” window on a WordPress blog and start typing. When we’re done, we press “publish” and we have a new blog post with pictures, sound, and video if we choose, and everything is managed for us.
We don’t have to understand the programming language to operate a simple blog. Most of us learn enough about them to add extra functionality to our blogs, but it isn’t required. As time has gone on, the need to know how to edit the programming templates is less frequent as developers write WordPress plugins instead of making us cut and paste code.
What are your thoughts on the origins of the internet? Where do you think it will be in the next 50 years? As dependent on the internet as I am today, I can only imagine it getting smarter and more integrated into our daily lives. Perhaps one day it will be a part of our physical bodies.
January 11th, 2009 at 9:26 am
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February 24th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Hey, thanks for the great content. I also have some great content…
I just added my second part of the 36 of the best Wordpress plug-in’s for 2009.
Its a followup to my original post:
http://blogging-to-make-money.com/make-money-blogging-36-of-the-best-wordpress-plug-ins-for-2009/
I also included 2 Notable mentions, one for the PHP Programmers ( or those with basic php knowledge or desire to learn) and one for the Twitter folks…’
Check it out and let me know, I Still have another 18 left to review….
http://blogging-to-make-money.com/make-money-blogging-36-of-the-best-wordpress-plug-ins-for-2009-part-2/
Thanks and hopefully this will help you along your travels:
March 15th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
WOW, Card readers? I thought I was the oldest person blogging about homeschool. Now I don’t feel quite as out of place. I will be 57 this year and I will start homeschooling our two boys, ages 7 and almost 9, late this year. Yes, I am the Dad so I guess between my age and the fact that I, the Dad is doing the homeschooling puts me in a pretty unique category.