“E-mail, when it became mobile - what happened? Utilization of email went through the roof. Just pure Internet access and data - what happens when you mobilize it? Multiples. People are dependent upon broadband and as you mobilize it, they become even more dependent on broadband.” PeopleHappensHappenedInternetPureAccessDataDependentMailRoofEmailMobileUtilizationBroadbandInternet Access Author:Randall L. Stephenson
“Plagiarism has been around far longer than the Internet. In fact, I had a poem published in 'Seventeen' magazine when I was 15 years old. About a year later I was informed that there was a girl who used that same poem to win a statewide poetry competition in Alabama. It took months for people to put together that this had happened.” PeopleYearsHas BeensFactsTogetherUsedGirlWinningHappenedMonthsInternetCompetitionMagazinesSeventeenAlabamaPlagiarism Author:Megan McCafferty
“One of my bosses happened to be one of the early architects of some of the ways Internet providers work. He taught me how the cables connect, how the telecom providers work... I learned how to make my own Ethernet cables, all the way up to running a small business.” WayRunningMy OwnHappenedTaughtInternetBossArchitectSmall BusinessCablesProvidersTelecom Author:David Ulevitch
“Woodstock happened in August 1969, long before the Internet and mobile phones made it possible to communicate instantly with anyone, anywhere. It was a time when we werent able to witness world events or the horrors of war live on 24-hour news channels.” WorldLongMadeWarAbleHoursHappenedEventsHavensInternetHorrorNewsPhonesCommunicateMade ItWitnessMobileAugustMobile PhonesWoodstockHorror Of WarNews ChannelsWorld Events Author:Richie Havens
“The penetration of society by the Internet and the penetration of the Internet by society is the best thing that has ever happened to global human civilisation.” HumansHappenedInternetBest ThingsCivilisationPenetration Author:Julian Assange
“The Internet is the greatest thing that ever happened to the entertainment industry.” HappenedIndustryInternetEntertainmentEntertainment Industry Author:Michael Ovitz
“It was a fortunate moment in history that I happened to be in. There was a confluence of the internet and all this other stuff that I was able to capitalize on.” MomentsAbleStuffHappenedInternetFortunateConfluence Author:Jeff Vespa
“At least 35 years ago, you didn't have the internet telling you every single thing that happened in every school and college around the world.” WorldYearsSchoolHappenedCollegeInternetYears AgoAround The World Author:Judy Greer
“Nothing has really changed. We had bootleg albums in the '60s and today we have Internet file sharing. They just found a better way to do it -- get music for free. What's great about today is an artist has an opportunity to go direct to their audience without dealing with a middleman. People can go directly to the web for CDs, DVDs and downloads. I think that's the best thing that's happened, that people's music is being flashed around the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayTodayArtistFoundOpportunityAudienceHappenedChangedInternetMusic IsDirectAlbumsAround The WorldBest ThingsFilesBetter WaysCdsDvdsDownloadsMiddlemenFile Sharing Author:Richie Havens