The Web Just Turned 25 This Week

Okay we know...technically the web has been around since the 1960's (Arpanet) and even we've been browsing the online world via BBS services since 1989 on an 'old' Atari 1020ST and land line phone access. (ahem) But for most of us the world wide web as we know it- complete with browsers and search engines turned 25 years old this week. CP
Okay we know…technically the web has been around since the 1960’s (Arpanet) and we’ve been browsing the online world via BBS services since 1989 on an ‘old’ Atari 1020ST and land line, but for most of us the world wide web as we know it- complete with browsers and search engines turned 25 years old this week. CP

Mountain View, CA  Some of us remember what the world was like before the web and have seen how much it’s changed things. Many younger people today have never known a world without the web.

Which are you? Choose the statement below that applies to you — then share it along with your memories of how the web has affected your life.

I remember the world before the web:

Google+: https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/Older-GooglePlus
Facebook: https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/Older-FB
Twitter: https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/Older-Twitter

I’ve never known the world without the web:

Google+: https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/Younger-GooglePlus
Facebook: https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/Younger-FB
Twitter: https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/Younger-Twitter

There’s no better way to celebrate the web’s 25th birthday than by sharing on the web how much it’s meant to all of our lives. More coming soon. For the Silo, Derek Slater /Google.

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