The Big, Big World of Country Code Domains. dot com, dot co dot uk, dot whatever, here’s what you need to know. What are country code domains, and how do they differ from other domains? What are the restrictions, and what are the implications for ccTLDs after Brexit? Source: The Big, Big World of Country […]
30 Years ago today, your world, my world, almost everyone’s world changed. The World Wide Web was created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee at CERN. The idea seemed interesting. Source: The World Wide Web: The Invention That Connected The World — Google Arts & Culture […]
Emojis: The Complete History. Emojis have become an integral part of our daily communication. So much so that it’s hard to imagine a time before the characters graced our screens. But they do have an origin story, and it’s underpinned by a fascinating journey across the globe (Spoiler Alert: Apple didn’t invent emojis). Join me […]
How The Hyperlink Changed Everything. The hyperlink is the LEGO block of the internet. Here’s the bizarre history of how it came to be, as told by user experience master Margaret Gould Stewart. […]
General Magic Trailer: a new film on Silicon Valley’s most important failure. General Magic is the most influential tech company you’ve never heard of. Source: Trailer: a new film on Silicon Valley’s most important failure […]
5 key insights from the world’s most enduring brands. Move over, Apple. These brands are best at navigating change. Source: 5 key insights from the world’s most enduring brands […]
The internet’s problems were “created by people–and can be fixed by people,” writes Tim Berners-Lee. Source: The Creator Of The Web Says Ads Are Killing It But Design Can Save It […]
Chermayeff and Geismar 60 years ago Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar joined forces and the world of design has never been the same. Their company Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv designed some of the most enduring and defining logos of the modern age. We honour their collaboration with this video, which includes, sadly, the last […]
Microsoft signals end of Paint program Sad news from the US. Paint is/was free and basic, used by many, loved by many, hated by many. It’s important to remember those who use old software as much as those who are on the cutting edge of software use. Paint should be made open source so that […]
In academia, how often a published paper is cited is a measure of its credibility, and if it is cited by papers that themselves are cited many times, that bestows even more credibility. Mr Page and Mr Brin realised that if they could find a way to analyse all the links on the nascent world […]