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I’ve always asked myself who sent the first e-mail, ever and whether if he was aware of the fact that he would be starting an evolutionist era for the future generations. For those of you who had asked themselves this question at least once until now, and for those of you who are just curious in finding out the answer, I have searched around and found a few hints.

I like to think that the sending of the first e-mail message was of the same impact of the first phone call ever made, or the one of the first telegram ever sent. Huge.
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No, this isn’t meant to be an advertising ad, and I don’t want to sound like those shows on home shopping channels that present you wonderful new bright product. I just want to present a few ways to make money (you won’t make a fortune, but you’ll surely notice the advantages), without having to work all day on the internet. Rather, while you check your e-mail messages, fill your time with these websites: (more…)

I was doing some research with Google’s Image Search and ran over a picture that amazed me. Google’s homepage in 78 years from now. There’s no way to prove that, but the picture above is funny as hell, at least.

2084 will be in 78 years for me. According to the picture, Google has 78 years to conquer the world. Literally. The real world. And by all means, they’ve got all the odds in favor, for crying out loud. At the moment, they’re the best quoted search engine, they’re developing the most popular Internet Services (mail, maps, music, images, etc) and they’re most likely gathering fans as each day’s passing by.
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I’m not going to start off like everyone else, saying that we live a time when anybody needs an e-mail address, because technology is advanced, blah, blah, blah… If you’re reading this, you surely have an e-mail address and you know what it’s all about, so I’m not going to explain the principles of electronic communication.

Lately, I’ve seen an explosion of websites that offer e-mail services, just to get some extra visitors, or some recognition, but I myself don’t even bother checking them out, because I think they’re all the same. (more…)

We have all heard the term “Web 2.0”. What does it mean, and how did the regular web evolved to this version?

The traditional Web formula has been static Web pages, where users take a passive ‘reading’ role when accessing sites. Web 2.0 is a collection of services that allow, among many things, greater community participation, content syndication, advancements in Web-based user interfaces, and a new breed of Web services that create an entirely new application platform.
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