All through school we learn about the history of our country, of international and global wars, of cars and the telephone, but I have never, not once learnt about the history of our beloved internet. Now in reading these chapters, it seems so strange to read about the theoretical work behind the internet that is available to us today at nothing more than a touch of a finger, a swipe of a hand or a voice controlled command.

Then I came across Xanalogical storage. straight away i thought,what the hell is that! It sounds like some sort of out of space secret, underground stowing system rather than a term that simply describes hyperlinks and network media. And then, with the mention of floppy discs, I understand that only 20 years ago, even the idea of developing an online system that like of today, did seem like something out of this world. Throughout this reading, Nelson describes perfectly the interlinked system that hyperlinks have enabled. Everyday we use hyperlinks to search whatever we please on the web, navigating from an article to a photo, to a video, to a podcast. Being apart of a generation that has witnessed the revolution of the internet, all the new programs, systems and devices just seemed to happen. I have never stood back and considered that this isn’t the way it has always been, nor did I appreciate that hyperlinks, weren’t just a port to get to a new online location but more importantly are a vital tool in enabling a trail of ideas and concepts, giving people the ability to understand one persons idea through the interrelated links of someone else’s.

Hyperlinks are what allow the storage of ideas and the ability to explore that idea in your own way. Its about having a choice, being an interactive user and having a greater, more diverse access to ideas. I now understand that hyperlinks are exactly what enable the internet to hold a simplistic complexity.

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