In 1993, Mosaic, which later quickly was renamed Netscape Communications, began a browser in 1993 that only had twelve users. The web sites used only contained a single web page, was only operated by known and interconnected users, and was not very appealing or exciting. This seems pointless and almost as a mistake, but this was one of the most important advances in modern history. Because after that seeming “trial run”, researches realized that if they created a system with software tools enabling people to share their own information amongst each other, it would be used by plenty. Basically said, “the more people had the browser, the more people would want to be interconnected, and the more incentive there would be to create content applications and tools…if anyone is going to use it, everyone is going to use it.”
Renamed Netscape Communications, the same company, created the first commercial browser that was downloadable for free if in education or nonprofit. Need not be paid for, but if you could pay, “please do so.” After they released this tool publically, this action stimulated a complete advance in dot com use and digitalization. This began the competition and creation of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, then eventually the use of search engines like Goodly and Yahoo!. (Friedman)
In 1993, Mosaic, which later quickly was renamed Netscape Communications, began a browser in 1993 that only had twelve users. The web sites used only contained a single web page, was only operated by known and interconnected users, and was not very appealing or exciting. This seems pointless and almost as a mistake, but this was one of the most important advances in modern history. Because after that seeming “trial run”, researches realized that if they created a system with software tools enabling people to share their own information amongst each other, it would be used by plenty. Basically said, “the more people had the browser, the more people would want to be interconnected, and the more incentive there would be to create content applications and tools…if anyone is going to use it, everyone is going to use it.”
Renamed Netscape Communications, the same company, created the first commercial browser that was downloadable for free if in education or nonprofit. Need not be paid for, but if you could pay, “please do so.” After they released this tool publically, this action stimulated a complete advance in dot com use and digitalization. This began the competition and creation of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, then eventually the use of search engines like Goodly and Yahoo!. (Friedman)