Happy birthday, banner ads! Twenty years ago, the first banner ads blocked the top of a web page. Sure, they're annoying, but they subsidize the internet, and this hour we'll hear the story of how they got started. Then we'll look at a new poll that explores the extent of online harassment, and we'll get the latest on telepresence robotics and more.
Guests:
Brian McCullough, host of the Internet History Podcast
Maeve Duggan, researcher at the Pew Research Center's Internet Project
Russell Holly, tech blogger at geek.com
October 28, 2014