Kist- The Oral History of the Internet

I use the Internet everyday, but I never thought about the history and creation of it. It's amazing to see how the Internet became what it is now. It's is also surprising to see how few people actually knew about it when it was first created. You would think it would be, well, kind of a big deal but according to Leonard Kleinrock so many other significant events happened in 1969 that no-one really noticed the Internet.

It's also interesting to see how much controversy surrounded the Internet. Microsoft lost a lot of respect from competitors when it put three major companies out of business and Bill Gates made Netscape a target. I couldn't help but to notice how similar this is to the controversies that surround Facebook. The other day, I rented The Social Network and it seems to me that Mark Zuckerberg made quite a few enemies while creating Facebook. I would imagine that Bill Gates made a few enemies of his own as well. I feel as if the idea for the Internet as well as Facebook came from a lot of different people but one person in each of these cases, are recognized for these creations. To me both The Oral History of the Internet as well as The Battle For Facebook recognizes this point.