March 15th: 27th Anniversary of Domain Day

Thread starter Borek
Start date Mar 15, 2012
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The first internet domain, symbolics.com, was registered on March 15, 1985, marking the 27th anniversary of Domain Day. Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web and choosing to make it freely available, thereby preventing competition and addressing conflicts. This decision significantly contributed to the growth and accessibility of the internet as we know it today.

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Mar 15, 2012

Borek

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Did you know first internet domain was registered exactly 27 years ago, on March 15^th?

http://symbolics.com/

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Mar 15, 2012

Evo

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Thank you Tim Berners-Lee for inventing the World Wide Web and giving it away for free to avoid competition which would create addressing conflicts. What a man!

http://public.web.cern.ch/public/en/about/web-en.html