Internet

The prototypical source for internet news, Wired magazine was born and grew up along with the explosion of the consumer net. Now part of Lycos, Wired continues to be an active site to visit for news and commentary about the intersection of the internet with technology, culture and politics. In addition, back to the first published issue in 1993, the entire archive of Wired's print magazine is available online to browse.

Providing internet news for those in the internet business, The Industry Standard always presents a collection of insightful commentary and metrics on current trends in the business. While current news is provided through links to sister site InfoWorld, the site continues to be a useful destination to help one understand where future growth on the internet will be manifested

The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital "Internet Library" made available for free to users worldwide. Its most well-known asset is the Wayback Machine that allows users to pull up sites that have disappeared from the web completely as well as older versions of sites from years ago. In addition, however, the archive also features an impressive collection of audio and video digital content that may be of interest to researchers and scholars or the casual browser.

A comprehensive source for information technology news, InfoWorld also publishes a large and diverse set of opinions on the state of the industry. In addition, their product guide contains useful reviews of information technology products and services by their test center.

This site provides a snapshot of the average response time and packet loss currently being experienced on the internet. These metrics are broken out by continent.

A helpful resource that offers brief explanations for the many acronyms, technical terms and slang that describe cultural and technological aspects of the internet.

ISOC is a professional society that provides leadership on issues concerning the future of the internet in both technical areas such as protocol standards as well as public policy.

This frequently-updated web log is edited by former Morgan Stanley analyst David Jackson and provides insightful commentary about the news of the day that is impacting leading internet companies.

The BBC's guide to using the internet.

Intended as an introduction for users newly online, this site explains the basic concepts and proper setup that will help those unfamiliar with the medium master the basics such as browsing the web safely and effectively, communicating with others via email and shopping online securely.