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Web Turns Fifteen (again?)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the how-old-is-this-darn-thing dept.

Accommodate Students writes "The BBC is amongst those reporting that the World Wide web has turned fifteen. However, 6 August 1991 is not the only date claimed as the 'birthday of the internet'. So, is it time to fight this out to declare an official birthday? Or can the Web carry on like the Queen with (at least) two birthdays per year? The BBC also have a Flash Timeline of 15 years of the web."

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  1. you republican troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Al Gore said he created the World Wide Web. Vint Cerf agrees that he did. He never said he invented it. There is a very big difference. Stop watching Fox News.

  2. Re:Birthday of the internet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It didn't evolve. It was intelligently designed by Al Gore!