First Dot-com
15. March 2010 | 13:28Dot-com marks 25th anniversary
These days, when everyone seems to have a Facebook friend, is LinkedIn or can Google themselves, it’s hard to remember the old days, before the dot-com revolution. (News Source: CNN - 11:09:48)
Jose Antonio Vargas: Happy 25th Birthday, dot.com!
March 15 is the 25th birthday of the revolutionary dot.com. And as the celebratory site www.25yearsof.com points out: “1985’s most lasting contribution turned out to be three letters and a punctuation mark.” (News Source: The Huffington Post - 10:43:27)
A tale of fairy folk and root cellars: New children’s book set in Elliston, Newfoundland
The children’s tale of “The dot com Leprechaun” has the common elements of witches and special shoes, but adds a twist of references to puffins and root cellars. (News Source: The Telegram - 10:46:04)
First dotcom celebrates its 25th anniversary
The internet domain name dotcom celebrates its 25th anniversary as nearly 86 million active internet sites now use it. (News Source: BBC News - 09:03:49)
Struggling Pandora earns first profit, sets sights on a future of playing everywhere
Had Pandora died, it would have joined myriad music startups in the tech-company graveyard, like SpiralFrog and the original Napster. Instead, with a successful iPhone app fueling interest, Pandora is attracting attention from investment bankers who think it could go public, the pinnacle of success for a startup. (News Source: Seattle Times - 05:09:42)
United Capital Funding Closes Funding Facility with First Tennessee Bank
United Capital Funding Corp, the leading provider of professional Accounts Receivable based funding and credit management solutions in the United States, announced today that it had closed on a financing facility with Memphis-Tenn. based -First Tennessee Bank National Association, a subsidiary of First Horizon National Corp., (NYSE: FHN). The senior-secured facility is an early renewal of a … (News Source: PRWeb - 08:21:06)
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25 years of .com domain names
On March 15, 1985, a Massachusetts computer systems firm registered the first .com Internet domain name. Although Symbolics.com didn’t spark an instant gold rush, the event planted the first seed of a transformation that has changed the world into a Web-… Domain name - Symbolics.com - Massachusetts - Symbolics - For Sale or Auction (News Source: San Francisco Chronicle - 07:33:35)
25 years of .com domain names
On March 15, 1985, a Massachusetts computer systems firm registered the first .com Internet domain name. Although Symbolics.com didn’t spark an instant gold rush, the event planted the first seed of a transformation that has changed the world into a Web-… (News Source: San Francisco Chronicle - 04:29:59)
RealNetworks: A tale of opportunities missed
There’s no question Rob Glaser was an Internet pioneer, but he was unable to stay ahead of the pack. CNET takes a look at what happened. (News Source: CNET - 11:13:29)
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