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Google Fiber for Communities: Think big with a gig

Google have announced the latest stage in their plans to accelerate broadband speeds, with a scheme to offer 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections for between 50,000 and 500,000 people across the US.

Introduction to Google Public DNS

Google Public DNS IP addresses:

  • 8.8.8.8
  • 8.8.4.4
The History of the Internet in a Nutshell If you’re reading this article, it’s likely that you spend a fair amount of time online. However, considering how much of an influence the Internet has in our daily lives, how many of us actually know the story of how it got its start? Here’s a brief history of the Internet, including important dates, people, projects, sites, and other information that should give you at least a partial picture of what this thing we call the Internet really is, and where it came from. Click for high-res photo

The History of the Internet in a Nutshell

If you’re reading this article, it’s likely that you spend a fair amount of time online. However, considering how much of an influence the Internet has in our daily lives, how many of us actually know the story of how it got its start?

Here’s a brief history of the Internet, including important dates, people, projects, sites, and other information that should give you at least a partial picture of what this thing we call the Internet really is, and where it came from.

How the iPhone is blowing everyone else away. Click for high-res photo

How the iPhone is blowing everyone else away.

From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

  • Find a great founding team: One person is almost never enough. Team up with one or two other people who have skills synergistic – not overlapping – with your own, but with similar goals and passions. The best composition is probably one engineer whose passion lies in the pixels on the screen and another engineer whose passion is making bits fly really fast through servers.
  • Focus on the product: Forget everything else and just get your product out the door. No office. No phone system. No hiring. No press. No legal muck. No raising money. No looking for partnerships. If no one ever uses your product, you have no value. Launch fast and light, and listen to your users for feedback.
  • Get good mentors: A good mentor is someone who has been part of the startup community themselves – someone who has a realistic understanding of some of the basic dos and don’ts of starting up.

via img.labnol.org Most popular sites for sharing content 2009. Click for high-res photo

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Most popular sites for sharing content 2009.

Google - Internet Stats

This Google resource brings together the latest industry facts and insights together in one place. These have been collected from a number of third party vendors covering a range of topics from macroscopic economic and media trends to how consumer behaviour and technology are changing over time.

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Exploring the exploding internet

The internet has grown at a remarkable speed since its inception.

After Google: who will be the next web sensation?

How small start-ups can grow to be big players.