Download: The True Story of the Internet
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Download: The True Story of the Internet

7.5 / 10 · 4 votes
TV-G
2008
~1h / ep
1 season
4 episodes
Documentary

Download: The True Story of the Internet is documentary television series about Internet history. It is aired on Science Channel at US and Discovery Channel for other countries. It originally aired on March 3, 2008. The show was hosted by John Heilemann.

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  • Browser Wars

    1.Browser Wars

    03-03-200843 min

    The story of Netscape’s rapid rise as the company that popularized the web browser—and its fierce battle with Microsoft. The episode examines how Microsoft responded to the threat...

  • Search

    2.Search

    03-03-200843 min

    A look at the race to organize the rapidly expanding World Wide Web. The episode follows early search companies such as Yahoo and Excite before charting Google’s emergence and its...

  • Bubble

    3.Bubble

    04-03-200844 min

    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and eBay founder Pierre Omidyar recount how their companies grew from small Internet ventures into major global businesses. The episode also explores the...

  • People Power

    4.People Power

    04-03-200844 min

    The Internet shifts from a place primarily used to publish and consume information into a platform driven by its users. Beginning with Shawn Fanning and Napster, the episode explor...

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