The Importance of Removing Intermediaries in Early Internet Design

The story of the internet, emergent networks, and their effects

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The Importance of Removing Intermediaries in Early Internet Design

The original promise of the Internet was to remove intermediaries, but the network designs of the 90s were not powerful enough to meet user demands for more features. Corporate networks stepped in to provide these features. RSS played a crucial role as a protocol in keeping the web open, especially in the realm of social networking.

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