World Wide Web
How Can We Convince Big Companies to Leave Iconic Websites Online?
If major companies think it’s too hard or costly to leave up sites filled with user-generated content, perhaps we need to change the motivations.
How Climate Change Will Kill Your Internet
From melting ice caps to having to ration the available power supply, here’s why your internet access may be endangered with global warming.
Sea Level Rise Will Flood Key Internet Infrastructure Within 15 Years
NYC, Miami, and Seattle are among the metropolitan regions most vulnerable to internet infrastructure damage due to climate change.
Tim Berners-Lee: Monopolies and Lack of Public Infrastructure Are Ruining the Web
The world wide web, the information space we all use to connect on the internet, is 29 years old. Its founder, Tim Berners-Lee, wants the world to come together to close the digital divide.
Long Live Gopher: The Techies Keeping the Text-Driven Internet Alive
The Gopher protocol isn’t supported by the modern web basically at all, but despite this, it lingers on, a quarter century from its peak. Here’s how.
Forget the Dot Com Era, It’s Time for Dot Eco
The '.eco' top-level domain is here, and its creators say they will funnel proceeds to environmental projects.
Google Is Battling a Russian Spammer Over the Use of the Letter 'G'
Vitaly Popov wants to keep control of his domain that looks nearly identical to Google.com.
Why French Search Engine Qwant Thinks It Can Beat Google
Search engines like Qwant show you don't need to hand over reams of private data for a pleasant experience.
I Asked Some People on Chatroulette Why They Are Still on Chatroulette
Chatroulette was one of the shortest-lived internet crazes of the last decade. However, the 921 people who are online as I write this might feel differently.
Trump Backs Cruz’s Plan to Sabotage the US Internet Transition
The GOP candidate has jumped on the fear-mongering bandwagon.