Build, Promote, and Defend the Internet - Internet Society
The Internet Society is a global charity empowering people to keep the Internet a force for good: open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy.
What Is the Digital Divide? - Internet Society
Mar 3, 2022 · At the Internet Society we work towards developing the Internet to be open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy. A big part of this work is growing the Internet to those who need it the most, bridging the digital divide.
Why the Internet? - Internet Society
Internet keeps us healthy, informed, and connected, empowers us to educate ourselves and each other, widens access to economic opportunities.
History of the Internet - Internet Society
Oct 24, 1998 · Internet History and Growth (PPT: 1MB). Presentation in 2002 by William Slater III – Chicago Chapter of the Internet Society. Net History. A site dedicated to Internet history links, including Internet, email, web and other related history sources.
Dec 21, 2015 · The Internet of Things is an emerging topic of technical, social, and economic significance. Consumer products, durable goods, cars and trucks,
Take a Step Towards Privacy: Understanding Digital Footprints
Oct 18, 2024 · Liking, messaging, clicking, posting—most of us do these things online without thinking twice. But whether we know it or not, our online activities contribute to an ever-growing digital portrait of who we are—one that is more public than many people realize.
A Brief History of the Internet - Internet Society
In this paper, 3 several of us involved in the development and evolution of the Internet share our views of its origins and history. This history revolves around four distinct aspects. There is the technological evolution that began with early research on packet switching and the ARPANET (and related technologies), and where current research continues to expand the horizons of the ...
IPv6 Basics, News, Guides & Tutorials | Internet Society
On 6 June 2011, top websites and Internet service providers around the world, including Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai and Limelight Networks joined together with more than 1000 other participating websites in World IPv6 Day for a successful global-scale trial of the new Internet Protocol, IPv6.. By providing a coordinated 24-hour “test …
About the Internet and How it Works - Internet Society
The Internet ecosystem is made of many organizations and communities that help the Internet work and evolve. This broad range of people and groups are what contribute to the rapid and continued development and adoption of Internet technologies.
Explainer: What is Internet Peering? - Internet Society
Learn how Internet peering can tackle the challenges of slow and costly Internet access in different parts of the world, improving connectivity for users.