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Offline: What is the internet?

TheVerge - My sister helps take care of a 7-year-old, who recently asked "what is the internet?" It's a good question. She (the 7-year-old) thought it meant computers and phones. I remember chuckling at the expense of elders who thought the Internet Explorer icon on their desktop was the internet. Will a future generation chuckle at me while I maintain a concept of the internet that was conceived in the dial-up era? Back then, the internet was something you'd "connect" to, and then "disconnect" from when your session was over and your parents wanted you to free up the phone line and go outside for once in my life. How simple and carefree we were.

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searchbuzz4302d ago

What is Offline, don't you mean?

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Twitter Blue problems? How to sign up for verification despite error messages

Signing up for the new Twitter Blue has caused problems for some folks. The Shortcut details the roadblocks you may hit trying to sign up and how to get around them.

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EvilCackle493d ago (Edited 493d ago )

Good thing I signed up at launch so people know I'm the real evilcackle

CurrentDigital493d ago

Huge loss for those who don't know where else to spend their surplus $8 a month

SwiderMan492d ago

Still haven't been approved for Twitter Blue :/

gatewayinternational489d ago

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Thousands of top websites collect your data in real-time as you type

Websites are harvesting our data even before we

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The days of remaining anonymous on the internet are coming to an end

Regulations are beginning to require users to verify their identification online.

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