The Internet is a big part of my life – I’m even doing my thesis on Internet policy. Sometimes the technical aspects of how it functions can be difficult to understand, but after logging nearly 15 years of use on it (and reading a lot), I think I understand much of it how works; it is a global set of interconnected networks that use common protocols to exchange data. Some people, on the other hand, prefer metaphors.
US Senator Ted Stevens (of Alaska) really likes to call the Internet a “series of tubes.” For many, this reference has so amused some people that music videos have been made about it.
I found it particularly amusing that Internet Explorer Version 4 (from the 1990s!) was featured so prominently. If you liked this video, there appear to be at least a DOZEN more such videos on YouTube, including dance remixes. The video referenced above has logged more than 1.5 MILLION views on YouTube – I wonder what the Senator thinks about that.
Related posts:
