By Clive Gifford
Cool Tech is an exhilarating trip in the course of the actual facet of the digital global. surprise on the know-how that retains you attached, from the ships fitting traces deep within the ocean, the robots finding cord breaks, the satellites beaming signs around the earth, the groups retrieving and splicing traces jointly, to the servers directing and feeding net site visitors around the globe. Plus, have a look again on the historical past of the net, exploring the folk and innovations that ended in its construction and travel a digital museum to determine how the expertise has advanced through the years altering the lives of standard humans in every single place.
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The last 1,000 pixels were auctioned on eBay for $38,100! Did you know? com went bust in 2000, having run up costs of about $200 million. Its spending included flying a top hairstylist from New York to London to style the virtual hair of the website's avatar, Miss Boo. 0 6 1 Looking good A piece of jewelry sells every 4 minutes on eBay India, where it is the most popular category of item for sale.
Did you know? Most companies keep their server details secret, though the web hosting company 1&1 Internet admits it runs more than 70,000 servers. No one knows for sure, but it is estimated that Google runs a million servers worldwide. 0 4 1 World apart The Pionen data center features lamps that simulate daylight, large numbers of plants, artificial waterfalls, and a giant 570-gallon (2,600-liter) saltwater fish tank. The floor of its conference room is a replica of the Moon’s surface. Cooling issues Electricity is one of a server farm’s biggest expenses.
Political censorship Some countries block websites that criticize the government or country, or provide details on sensitive subjects such as anti-government protests and marches. In nations such as Cuba and Myanmar, with very low private Internet access, government-run cybercafes and access points may be heavily censored, with thousands of websites banned. Turkey After its founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, was mocked in YouTube videos, Turkey banned the website in the country for two years. South Korea South Koreans visiting websites with more than 100,000 members have to register with their real name and national identity card number.