Articles published in April 2009:
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An Introduction to the Internet
Simon Pitt |
Friday 24th
April
2009
Part 1 of a semi-regular review and examination of the internet. In this article, Simon takes a vague look at the size of the internet, its influence and its nature.
25
A Brief History of Wikipedia
Simon Pitt |
Saturday 25th
April
2009
A brief discussion of the history and creation of Wikipedia.
26
The Nature of the Internet
Simon Pitt |
Sunday 26th
April
2009
In this article Simon examines the top ten most visited websites in the world and sees if he can make any broad and extravagant generalisations about the nature of the internet. Not to spoil the surprise, but he can.
26
In defence of modern television?
Robert Weedon |
Sunday 26th
April
2009
In this article, Robert Weedon suggests why television was never quite as good as you remember, before completely contradicting himself by going off on a rant about how ITV used to be much better in the old days.
28
Data Inflation
Simon Pitt |
Tuesday 28th
April
2009
In this article, Simon looks at the Internet's obsession with documentation and data, and makes some broad, generalised, and almost outlandish claims about the nature of today's world.
29
The fuss about iPlayer
Simon Pitt |
Wednesday 29th
April
2009
In which Simon considers the history of iPlayer and why it's splash isn't quite as big as the BBC would like you to think.
30
The Internet and Laziness
Simon Pitt |
Thursday 30th
April
2009
A brief, and not that well thought out look at whether or not the Internet makes us lazy or whatever... yeah, I'll finish this off later, and put a less obvious joke in.
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