Download: The True Story of the Internet  - TV series (2008)

1. Browser Wars

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03/03/2008

Technology journalist John Heileman serves as the host for this look back at the battle for Internet browser supremacy among companies like Microsoft and early browser giant Netscape.

Technology journalist John Heileman serves as the host for this look back at the battle for Internet browser supremacy among companies like Microsoft and early browser giant Netscape.

2. Search

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03/03/2008

Internet search was dominated by companies like Yahoo! and AltaVista until a new start-up came along. Google would go onto become one of the giants of Silicon Valley and one of the most successful new companies in U.S. history. Host John Heileman provides a firsthand account of the early struggles of Google, including the desperate search for funding and the conflicts and controversies along the way to financial success.

Internet search was dominated by companies like Yahoo! and AltaVista until a new start-up came along. Google would go onto become one of the giants of Silicon Valley and one of the most successful new companies in U.S. history. Host John Heileman provides a firsthand account of the early struggles of Google, including the desperate search for funding and the conflicts and controversies along the way to financial success.

3. Bubble

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04/03/2008

The founders of Amazon and eBay, Jeff Bezos and Pierre Omidyar, describe the rise of their companies from small start-ups to successful large businesses that have come to dominate consumer online commerce.

The founders of Amazon and eBay, Jeff Bezos and Pierre Omidyar, describe the rise of their companies from small start-ups to successful large businesses that have come to dominate consumer online commerce.

4. People Power

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04/03/2008

Host John Heileman explores the interactive nature of the modern World Wide Web, from early successes like Napster and the still popular Craigslist, to more recent phenomena like the social networking sites MySpace and Facebook.

Host John Heileman explores the interactive nature of the modern World Wide Web, from early successes like Napster and the still popular Craigslist, to more recent phenomena like the social networking sites MySpace and Facebook.

1. Browser Wars

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03/03/2008

This is the story of an epic battle between America’s mightiest corporation and a small group of “computer geeks” who created a revolutionary technology.

This is the story of an epic battle between America’s mightiest corporation and a small group of “computer geeks” who created a revolutionary technology.

2. Search

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10/03/2008

In a few short years a new and unique way of finding information revolutionized the Web and in the process created one of the largest companies in the US; Google.

In a few short years a new and unique way of finding information revolutionized the Web and in the process created one of the largest companies in the US; Google.

3. Bubble

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04/03/2008

In an astonishing journalistic coup, the founders of the Amazon and Ebay, Jeff Bezos and Pierre Omidyar, tell the story of how their business grew from nothing to dominate the global economy and profoundly change the way we live our lives.

In an astonishing journalistic coup, the founders of the Amazon and Ebay, Jeff Bezos and Pierre Omidyar, tell the story of how their business grew from nothing to dominate the global economy and profoundly change the way we live our lives.

4. People Power

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04/03/2008

This is the story of how the internet has changed society and how a new breed of entrepreneurs are shaping our digital futures. It all started with Napster; a way of swapping music that was dreamt up by the teenaged Shawn Fanning.

This is the story of how the internet has changed society and how a new breed of entrepreneurs are shaping our digital futures. It all started with Napster; a way of swapping music that was dreamt up by the teenaged Shawn Fanning.