The world wide web (WWW) turned 25 this year. The 1989 proposal from Sir Tim Berners-Lee for an “information management” system became the foundation for the World Wide Web. Professor Berners-Lee’s proposal has grown to a worldwide phenomenon In honor of the milestone, Business Insider provided some insight into how the Internet has grown through the years. Statista made this chart for them using data from Pew. And here is the first U.S. website.
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Despite republican political posturing and corporate greed, the Intertubes is 25 years old. It needs our help to keep the internet open for the next 25 years.
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