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Tech HistoryFix July 11, 2026 2 min read

No, 'The Internet' and 'The Web' Are Not the Same Thing

These two terms get used interchangeably in casual conversation constantly. One is a physical and logical network; the other is a specific application built on top of it, invented years later by a specific person.

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Tech HistoryNews July 11, 2026 2 min read

The World Wide Web Is Announced to the Public

Tim Berners-Lee's first website had already been running quietly at CERN since December 1990. In August 1991, he posted a public invitation to collaborate — the moment the web actually became something the wider world could join.

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