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April 1, 2025
Why the Y2K Problem Was a Giant Scare at the End of the 20th Century
When the 20th century was about to conclude, many were preparing to celebrate like it was 1999. Others, meanwhile, were forecasting a catastrophic new year, all stemming from a simple oversight that o...
March 31, 2025
5 Things You'll Know If You Had MySpace
More than a decade ago, before the days of Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram, everyone was enamored with the original social network: MySpace. It was the mark of our first steps into the world of soci...
March 29, 2025
A Brief History of YouTube and How it Changed the World
In February of 2005, three PayPal employees ndash Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen ndash came up with the idea of creating a video sharing site. YouTube was born not long after, and it quickly...
