Beginner-friendly guide explaining how the internet works: how websites load, what a server is, and how data travels online, ...

Just over 30 years ago, the World Wide Web announced that it was for everybody. On April 30, 1993, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) put the web into the public domain—a decision ...

NPR's Pien Huang speaks with writer s.e. smith about their piece in The Verge that explores why so many websites disappear from the internet and what it tells us about online culture. You've probably ...

Carl Öhman is an assistant professor in political science at Uppsala University, Sweden and the author of The Afterlife of Data: What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care.

Writing has existed since the 4th Century BC. However, its evolution beyond a basic counting method into a structured language was the preserve of religious institutions and the ruling elite. Books ...

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...

I've been using the Internet since the late 1970s. So I already knew it well in 1991, when ZDNet was getting its start on CompuServe and it looked nothing like the Internet you know, love, and use ...

The internet plays an important role in keeping in touch with loved ones both near and far. One-third (33%) of online adults say that the internet has improved their connections with friends “a lot,” ...