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Download: The True History of Internet (2008)
Discovery Channel
Date Added: 14 years ago.
Videos in this documentary
| # | Video | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1: Browser Wars | Play Video |
| 2 | Episode 2: Search | Play Video |
| 3 | Episode 3: Bubble | Play Video |
| 4 | Episode 4: People Power | Play Video |
Documentary Description
Download: The True Story of the Internet
Technology Documentary hosted by John Heilemann and published by Discovery Channel in 2008 - English narration
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Download: The True Story of the Internet is about a revolution -- the technological, cultural, commercial and social revolution that has radically changed our lives. And for the first time on television, we hear how it happened from the men and women who made it possible.
From the founders of eBay, Yahoo, Amazon, Netscape, Google and many others, we hear amazing stories of how, in ten short years, the Internet took over our lives. These extraordinary men and women tell us how they went from being geeky, computer obsessed nerds to being 21st-century visionaries in the time it takes most people to get their first promotion. And, how they made untold billions along the way.
The style of the story-telling is up close and personal. With first-hand testimony from the people that matter, we tell a story that has all the excitement of a thriller -- full of battles and back-stabbing, moments of genius and moments of sheer hilarity. You will never surf the net in the same way again.
Download is hosted by technology journalist John Heilemann . He's an edgy, combative, hi-energy New Yorker who never takes anything at face value. He's also a personal friend of most of Silicon Valley's most important characters and he revels in craziness of it all. After all, this is a story in which 20-year-olds become overnight billionaires, create, destroy and re-create more wealth in ten years then human race has ever seen, and still struggle to get a date.
Episodes
1) Browser Wars
The rise and fall of Netscape and its battle against Microsoft.
This is the story of an epic battle between America's mightiest corporation and a small group of "computer geeks" who created a revolutionary technology.
2) Search
The rise of Google and Yahoo.
In a few short years a new and unique way of finding information revolutionized the Web and in the process created one of the largest companies in the US; Google
3) Bubble
The dot.com crash of 2000 and the mainstays of the internet -- Amazon.com and Ebay.
In an astonishing journalistic coup, the founders of the Amazon and Ebay, Jeff Bezos and Pierre Omidyar, tell the story of how their business grew from nothing to dominate the global economy and profoundly change the way we live our lives.
4) People Power
Peer to peer technology, web2.0, and social networking.
This is the story of how the internet has changed society and how a new breed of entrepreneurs are shaping our digital futures. It all started with Napster; a way of swapping music that was dreamt up by the teenaged Shawn Fanning.
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