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Earlier today, I received an email from Steve Ducharme, the producer/director of the Internet Power series that I digitized last month. "I produced, edited and narrated that video many years ago," ...

Just received word that Game Neverending is back online! This game was extremely innovative, but played by very few people during its limited beta test. One of the very first web-based MMOs, Game N...

"As computer technology becomes part of everyday life, a new program comes to BBC2 now: be you beginner, buff, or somewhere in between."
Thanks to Martin Brewer, here's the first episode of The Net...

No entries this week. I've had a miserable flu since Sunday that's made it impossible to think straight. I'll see you Monday, Internet.

The second in my series of Internet Videos from the VHS Era was contributed by James Burke. Here's what he said about it:
"I enjoyed the Internet Power VHS tape and dug up an old VHS tape from my o...

"This is not language. This chart is a fucking lie."Anil Dash, Battledecks 2008
A few years ago, I wrote an entry about knee-jerk contrarians on the Internet: those delightful people who find fault...

After weeks of criticism from YouTube commenters, the creator of the popular fan-made "Music Is My Hot Hot Sex" video finally pulled it offline. (It's still mirrored here.)
On March 7, YouTube admi...

Lately, I've started collecting old VHS tapes about the Internet from the early- to mid-1990s. While most of these are pretty corny -- think Gabe and Max's Internet Thing -- they also inadvertently...

Yesterday's Worst Website Ever session was standing-room only and judging from the response, it was a hit.
Once I can get a copy of the audio from the talk, I'll upload a screencast of the entire s...

While researching the meteoric rise of the fan-made Hot Hot Sex video to the top of YouTube's charts, I tried to get in touch with its creator, Italian writer Clarus Bartel.
I sent him a message th...