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An Anthropology of the Internet

Usenet is culturally and historically significant in the networked world, having given rise to, or popularized, many widely recognized concepts and terms such as "FAQ", "flame", Sockpuppet, and "spam".[4] In the 1990s, before access to the Internet became commonly affordable, Usenet connections via Fidonet's dial-up BBS networks made long-distance or worldwide discussions and other communication widespread, not needing a server, just (local) telephone service

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_personality

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena : Here only the phenomena which has consolidated itself as "canonical" are relevant for relevant understanding.

Tasks Eventually have a mapping of the internet similar to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opte_Project in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Mapping_Project

Better Big Data visualization and a moveaway from "engineer-centric" visual design.