Everyone remembers their first time online. Not just the action — but the feeling. That sense of stepping into something unknown, infinite, and oddly personal. Like opening a door to another dimension — one made of light and possibility. You remember the room. The hum of the computer. The way the screen glowed in the dark. You clicked. You
URLs and Us: A History of Connection
Long before the apps and streams, there were URLs. Strings of letters and numbers — strange at first, then familiar. Typing them in felt like opening doors to secret places. And with every click, we built a world. The first websites were simple. Text. Blue links. Maybe an image that took forever to load. But they were doorways. To ideas. To o
When the Internet Was Quiet
There was a time when the internet whispered. Dial-up tones. Message boards. Emails written slowly and thoughtfully. The web wasn’t loud yet. It was curious, careful — even kind. Logging on meant making space. Disconnecting the landline. Waiting for that digital song. "You're connected." We explored one page at a time. No tabs. No swipes. Ju