Telnet is one of the oldest forms of Internet connections. Today, it is used primarily to access online databases.
Domain names can be really sell at high prices! The most expensive domain name was 'business.com', which was bought by eCompanies for $7.5 million in 1999.
The first ever ISP was CompuServe. It still exists, under AOL Time Warner.
On an average, each person receives 26.4 e-mails a day.
Ray Tomlinson, a scientist from Cambrige, introduced electronic mail in 1972. He used the @ to distinguish between the sender's name and network name in the e-mail address.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) was designed in 1973.
The Apple iTunes music store was introduced in the spring of 2003. It allows people to download songs for an affordable 99 cents each.
Satyam Online become the first private ISP in December 1998 to offer Internet connections in India.
The number of UK Internet users increase by an estimated 75 percent each year.
The Internet is the third-most used advertising medium in the world, closely catching up with traditional local newspapers and Yellow Pages.
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