We’ll just say it. The World Wide Web and the Internet are not the same thing. We know, you might be shocked. The Internet and the World Wide Web have become integral parts of our lives. For some ...

Originally published on Oct. 14, 2015. What do a smartphone, a Nest thermostat, and a Fitbit all have in common? If you guessed that they’re all products of our cultural obsession with gadgets, then ...

A long time ago, in the bad old days of the 2000s, debates about the internet were dominated by two great tribes: the Optimists and the Pessimists. “The internet is inherently democratizing,” argued ...

Welcome to Explain the Internet, where we break down the noise on the World Wide Web with the help of experts. What do you feel when you see this picture? Confusion? Repulsion? Dread? Fear? This boxy ...