History Main / TheInternet

* InternetBackdraft

->"''The Internet is a communications tool used the world over where people can come together to bitch about movies and share pornography.''"
-->-- Holden [=McNeil=], '''''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'''''

The internet is a massive group of interconnected computers world-wide (including yours!) that allows users to send and receive various types of information, usually [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext hypertext]] documents (via '''H'''yper-'''T'''ext '''T'''ransfer '''P'''rotocol) and other files ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_protocol_suite through various TCP/IP protocols]]). This technology has revolutionized all forms of media communication, from newspapers to movies to video-games. It's hard to find a business, industry, or art form without an internet presence these days. And the internet is gigantic, at over [[http://www.internetlivestats.com/total-number-of-websites/ 1 billion websites and counting]], meaning [[WikiWalk you can get lost]] on sites like Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, Website/{{Facebook}}, Website/YouTube, and [[Wiki/TVTropes TV]] [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Tropes]] rather easily. There's also the seedy underbelly of the Internet, UsefulNotes/TheDeepWeb.

Initially conceived (by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Advanced_Research_Projects_Agency DARPA]]) as a way for UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks military]] to connect its distinct computer networks, the internet was made public in the late [=1980s=]. During the [='90s=], it started becoming mainstream and, by the turn of the millennium, the internet became a cultural icon, representing a new era of global communication and technological advancement.

On a somewhat pedantic note, the Internet and the World Wide Web are not the same thing. The internet is a very physical collection of computers, servers, routers, and the thousands of miles of cables and millions of wireless broadcast devices used to connect them all together. The Web is a system of interconnected hypertext documents hosted on countless servers around the world. To put it another way, the internet connects computers, while the web connects ideas. It's easy to mix the two up, though, as the web accounts for the vast, vast majority of the traffic on the internet, and most protocols that existed before the web, such as email and file transfer protocol, are now more often than not controlled through a web interface.

In the United States, nearly all consumers access the internet through one of several major Internet Service Providers. These [=ISPs=] charge a monthly fee for a prescribed level of access, called bandwidth, with rates that vary from state-to-state. Outside of the United States, private companies still control most access to the Internet, but some countries have mandated free, public internet access for use by the general population.

On a somewhat pedantic note, the Internet and the World Wide Web are not the same thing. The internet is a very physical collection of computers, servers, routers, and the thousands of miles of cables used to connect them all together. The Web is a system of interconnected hypertext documents hosted on countless servers around the world. To put it another way, The internet connects computers, while the web connects ideas. It's easy to mix the two up though, as the web accounts for the vast, vast majority of the traffic on the internet, and most protocols that existed before the web, such as email and file transfer protocol, are now more often than not controlled through a web interface.

* InternetToughGuy

+ OnlinePersonas

-->-- '''''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'''''

The internet is a massive group of interconnected computers world-wide (including yours!) that allows users to send and receive various types of information, usually [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext hypertext]] documents (via '''H'''yper-'''T'''ext '''T'''ransfer '''P'''rotocol) and other files ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_protocol_suite through various TCP/IP protocols]]). This technology has revolutionized all forms of media communication, from newspapers to movies to video-games. It's hard to find a business, industry, or art form without an internet presence these days. And the internet is gigantic, at over [[http://www.internetlivestats.com/total-number-of-websites/ 1 billion websites and counting]], meaning [[WikiWalk you can get lost]] on sites like Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, Website/{{Facebook}}, Website/YouTube, and Wiki/TVTropes rather easily. There's also the seedy underbelly of the Internet, UsefulNotes/TheDeepWeb.

+ VirtualWorlds

+ TheWikiRule

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[[index]]
+ {{Blog}}
+ {{Fora}}
+ FriendingNetwork

+ [[OtherSites Websites]]
+ [[TheWikiRule Wikis]]

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* SocialMediaIsBad
* SocialMediaBeforeReason

On a somewhat pedantic note, the Internet and the World Wide Web are not the same thing. The internet is a very physical collection of computers, servers, routers, and the thousands of miles of cables used to connect them all together. The Web is a system of interconnected hypertext documents hosted on countless servers around the world. To put it anther way, The internet connects computers, while the web connects ideas. It's easy to mix the two up though, as the web accounts for the vast, vast majority of the traffic on the internet, and most protocols that existed before the web, such as email and file transfer protocol, are now more often than not controlled through a web interface.

The internet is a massive group of interconnected computers world-wide (including yours!) that allows users to send and receive various types of information, usually [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext hypertext]] documents (via '''H'''yper-'''T'''ext '''T'''ransfer '''P'''rotocol) and other files ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_protocol_suite through various TCP/IP protocols]]). This technology has revolutionized all forms of media communication, from newspapers to movies to video-games. It's hard to find a business, industry, or art form without an internet presence these days. And the internet is gigantic, at over [[http://www.internetlivestats.com/total-number-of-websites/ 1 billion websites and counting]], meaning [[WikiWalk you can get lost]] on sites like Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, Website/{{Facebook}}, Website/YouTube, and Wiki/TVTropes rather easily.

* [[TriviaContentLeak Content Leak]]

* DigitalDistribution

Initially conceived (by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Advanced_Research_Projects_Agency DARPA]]) as a way for UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates military to connect its distinct computer networks, the internet was made public in the late [=1980s=]. During the [='90s=], it started becoming mainstream and, by the turn of the millennium, the internet became a cultural icon, representing a new era of global communication and technological advancement.

See also: NewMediaTropes and {{TropeNamers.Internet}}.

[[SelfDemonstratingArticle The thing you're using right now.]]

Initially conceived (by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Advanced_Research_Projects_Agency DARPA]]) as a way for UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates military to connect its distinct computer networks, the internet was made public in the late [=1980s=]. During the [='90s=] started becoming mainstream and, by the turn of the millennium, the internet became a cultural icon, representing a new era of global communication and technological advancement.

The entire reason TVTropes can exist! The internet is a massive group of interconnected computers world-wide (including [[BreakingTheFourthWall yours]]!) that allows users to send/receive various types of information, usually hypertext documents (via HTTP). This technology has revolutionized all forms of media communication, from television and film to picking up your groceries. It's hard to find a business, industry, or art form that is not reliant on the internet in one form or another. If you have been on the internet for at least a month, you can probably tell that the internet is gigantic, meaning you can get lost on sites like Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, Website/{{Facebook}}, Website/YouTube, and Wiki/TVTropes rather easily.

Originally conceived as a way for the United States military to connect its distinct computer networks, the internet was made public in the late 80's, and started becoming mainstream during the 90's. In the United States, nearly all consumers access the internet through one of several major providers (called [=ISPs=]), who charge a small fee for a prescribed level of access, called bandwidth. Outside of the United States, private companies still control most access to the Internet, but some countries have mandated free, public Internet access for use by the general population.

Commonly used in virtually every medium on TVTropes, the internet has become a cultural icon, representing a new era of interconnected social media and technological advancement.

It can also be very, very frightening.

See also: {{TropeNamers.Internet}} and NewMediaTropes.

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