This Podcast is intended to be an interesting starting point, to stimulate students into further research and discussion on the theme of the history of the Internet and its development.
It is comprised of 10 tracks each about three minutes long. Tracks can be played in sequence or individually and cover the themes below. Clicking "Play" will open a new window in which the transcript is also visible. Each track can be downloaded by right clicking "Download" and selecting "save target as". The individual transcript and associated sources are also available under each theme.
1. Genesis - the birth of the Internet
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2. Early days - the Internet before the World Wide Web
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3. Welcome to the web - the development of www as we know it
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4. Searching - the first search engines
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5. Banking and buying - the rise and rise of e-commerce and related security issues
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6. Internet everywhere - Broadband, WiFi and mobile devices
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7. Play - online games
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8. Community - social networks
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9. Sound and vision - convergence, online music, iPods and YouTube
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10. What next? - become a futurologist and predict what’s in store for communications
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