Web pioneers and the Internet Wayback Machine

A little while ago I posted a video clip of the CBC reporting in 1993 on (the) Internet. Today, I stumbled upon a neat collection of pioneers who helped build the Internet and make it what it is today.

The collection is on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. If you're not familiar with the Wayback Machine you should check it out. Pop any URL in the search engine and you'll be provided with screenshots of the web sites as they changed over the years.

Check it out.

Five Categories For The Entire Internet

Michael Garrity breaks down the Five Categories For The Entire Internet on OneDegree.

1. Search: Finding the stuff when you need it
2. Content: The stuff you actually need (words, data, pictures, video, music, etc.)
3. Marketplaces: The exchanges for goods and services
4. Payments: The central mechanism to trigger the flow of goods and services
5. Communications: The function of interaction (email, chat, voice, video)

What do you think?