 |  Inline/Online: Fundamentals of the Internet and the World Wide Web, 2/e Raymond Greenlaw,
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Ellen Hepp,
The University of New Hampshire
Chapter 3 - The Internet
The Internet
History
(http://www.isoc.org/internet-history/brief.html)
A Brief History of the Internet. |
| | | Internet Timeline
(http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/)
An extensive time-line of the Internet by Hobbes. |
| | | Statistics
(http://www.aldea.com/bluepages/stat.html)
Internet statistics compiled by Matthew Gray of net.Genesis Corporation. |
| | | Global Stats
(http://www.glreach.com/globstats/index.php3)
Global Internet statistics and a break-down by language usage. |
| | | Network Wizards
(http://www.isc.org/ds/)
This is a comprehensive Internet Domain Survey site. |
| | | Cookie Central
(http://www.cookiecentral.com/)
Lots of interesting information about cookies. |
| | | Cookie Specification
(http://www.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html)
Here is Netscape's persistent client state HTTP Cookies specification. |
| | | Cookies and Privacy
(http://www.epic.org/privacy/internet/cookies/)
The electronic privacy information center's page about cookies and privacy contains valuable information about cookies and you. |
| | | Jargon File
(http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/)
The list of cyberspace jargon. |
| | | W3C - PICS
(http://www.w3.org/PICS/)
The Platform for Internet Content Selection. |
| | | Smart Parent
(http://www.smartparent.com/)
"...a resource dedicated to educating parents on the best ways to safeguard their children from the dangers presented by cyberspace." |
| | | America Links Up
(http://www.getnetwise.org/americalinksup/)
"A Kids On-Line Teach-In that is a public awareness and education campaign... concerned with providing children with a safe and rewarding experience on-line." |
| | | Altavista
(http://www.altavista.com/)
A sample advertising business. |
| | | AmericaNet
(http://www.america.net/)
A sample marketing business. |
| | | L. L. Bean
(http://www.llbean.com/)
A sample retail business. |
| | | Netscape
(http://home.netscape.com/)
A sample software company. |
| | | FedEx
(http://www.fedex.com/us/ebusiness/)
A sample partnership. |
| | | Food On-line
(http://www.agromarches.fr/uk/frameset.html)
You will find an e-commerce expert in food products. |
| | | Ebay Auction
(http://www.ebay.com/)
Another popular auction supersite. |
| | | CuSeeMe
(http://www.cuseeme.com/)
Some of the leaders in videoconferencing and information about their products is available at this presentation. |
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