The biggest news sites on the internet, remember, aren't newspapers at all: they're Yahoo, Google, AOL and the rest.
As it developed, it was still a time for wild rumors on gossipy "news" sites on the Internet (remember Nostradamus?) and for at least some networks to slap logos and maudlin theme music all over their reportage.
The new mermaid scene feels part of the same lineage as movements such as seapunk, vaporwave and cybertwee – all of which incorporate the aesthetics of 90s rave culture, the 80s synth music movement and the far-out pastel colour palette of the early internet (remember Geocities?).
And those of us who were around in the early days of the internet remember how hard it was to efficiently drive media scale.
"But you shouldn't put anything on Facebook or the Internet, (Facebook is the Internet, remember) that you don't want made public", I hear you cry.
So the next time you find yourself at work, updating your status on social media or reading about absurdly specific Japanese words on the internet, remember: staying later might be a risky way to make up for it.
Every time you witness homophobic bigotry on the Internet, remember this: By and large, America is ready and willing to support gay professional athletes.
If you ever catch yourself despairing over the state of the internet, remember that someone, somewhere took the time to upload this interview Joan Rivers did with GWAR in 1990, and you'll feel better.
If this program works as well as a successful trial we ran last spring, the FCC could make it a national program to supplement the antiquated federal Lifeline program for low income families, which subsidizes landlines, pagers, and dial-up Internet (remember that?).
It includes the following questions: (1) Do you feel absorbed in the Internet (remember previous online activity or the desired next online session)?
If you must use the internet, remember that it's not always accurate.
