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A Third Of The Internet Runs On WordPress, Which Was Started By A Houston College Kid
Posted on · Matt Mullenweg created the popular web design platform while a student at the University of Houston.
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News
Free Wi-Fi Is Coming To Houston’s Buses And Trains
Posted on · Wi-Fi will be available on select buses and trains as part of a pilot program. The transit agency says it hopes to gather rider feedback on the service as it looks for ways to expand it system-wide.
Houston Matters
Are Online Comment Sections A Bad Idea?
Posted on · We discuss how media organizations should handle online interactions with their audiences.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1707: Virtual Temples
Posted on · Episode: 1707 In which virtual reality is more real than we’d expected. Today, information, too dense to be objective.
Houston Matters
Houston Company Wants To Bring Internet Service To Mars
Posted on · Future outposts on the moon or Mars will want to use the web. Houston’s Hypergiant Galactic Systems hopes to create an interplanetary internet to serve them.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1669: Linus Torvalds and Linux
Posted on · Episode: 1669 Linus Torvalds, and giving away Linux. Today, a parable about giving versus selling.
Houston Matters
Houston-Based Social Media Site Hopes To Put Users Back In Control Of Their Data
Posted on · The site Social Chains aims to give users control of how their personal data is used.
Houston Matters
How Vulnerable Is Houston’s Oil And Gas Industry To Cyber Attacks?
Posted on · Local cyber security expert Eddie Habibi of PAS Global discusses cyber threats to Houston’s oil and gas industry.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1630: Creating Nature
Posted on · Episode: 1630 In which we ponder a very subjective notion of reality. Today, nature changes before our eyes.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3197: Sharing Computers
Posted on · Episode: 3197 Internet Enabled Distributed Computing. Today, thinking big – really big.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3195: The Converging Literacies of the Digital Age
Posted on · Episode: 3195 Newspapers vs. the Internet: The Converging Literacies of the Digital Age. Today, we read old newspapers.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1597: Ottoman Telegraph
Posted on · Episode: 1597 The Ottoman Empire telegraph, linking Europe and Asia. Today, the telegraph connects Europe and Asia.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3181: Internet Explorer Falls
Posted on · Episode: 3181 The Fall of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Today, Goliath stumbles.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3180: Netscape
Posted on · Episode: 3180 Netscape and the First Browser War. Today, David falls to Goliath.
News
Houston To Get Verizon 5G Internet Service
Posted on · The next generation broadband service will offer faster speed and connectivity