So far in this internet series, we have seen how the internet is only truly universal if you speak a certain language, and how acronyms and internet slang have become everyday words for us all. This week, we’re taking a look at emojis 😎. If you are one of those serial texters who have perfected(…)

The internet may have been released to the public back in 1991, but it didn’t achieve popularity, or become “normalised” as part of our everyday lives, until somewhere between 1996 and 2001. Since then, it has shaped and moulded our existence, as we have crafted it to fit our needs; it’s sort of like a(…)

Since its release into public use on the 6th of August back in 1991, the internet has changed and moulded our way of living beyond anything its creator, Tim Berners-Lee, probably ever could have dared to imagine. Today, you can shop, date, and even bully, if trolling’s your thing, online, all from the comfort of(…)