by Andrew Blum
expansion of Internet and, 50
fiber optic connections to, 26
history of Internet and, 50
structure of Internet and, 27
Western Union, 172–73
Westesson, Par, 159–62, 189
Westnet, 53
White, E. B., 70
WikiLeaks, 149
Wired.com, 106
Witteman, Job, 131–33, 134, 135, 145, 150, 154–56, 157
World War II, 12, 39, 204–5
Worldcom, 84
Wu, Tim, 54
Xbox games, 233
XEROX, 52
Xlink, 138
Yahoo, 57, 79, 120, 235, 250
Yellowstone Regional Internet Exchange (YRIX), 111
Young, Nolan, 235–36, 237, 238, 241, 242, 244, 253
YouTube, 30, 79, 108, 119, 122, 200, 240
Zuckerberg, Mark, 70, 267
About the Author
ANDREW BLUM writes about architecture, infrastructure, and technology for many publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, BloombergBusinessweek, Slate, and Popular Science. He is a correspondent for Wired, a contributing editor to Metropolis, and lives in his hometown of New York City.
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