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Start your day smarter - join over 4 million professionals reading Morning Brew for free by clicking https://morningbrew.yt.link/rKPcSv7 In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee introduced the world to his new idea for a decentralized internet, expressed through an online portal that he called the "World Wide Web." This digital superhighway was accessed through a program called a "web browser," and an arms race for who could be the "best" one, quickly began. The first one to gain popularity was a little browser called "Mosaic." But despite its relatively short life, its influence still strongly lives on many decades later, popping up in today's web browsers in places that you would not have even imagined to look. This video tells the story of Mosaic: the Internet's Ghost. Support me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/NationSquid Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nationsquid BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/nationsquid.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nationsquid/ Website: http://www.nationsquid.com/ Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/squids-secret Google +: just kidding. More videos about the World Wide Web! Internet Explorer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9guB8rzii5w History of the Internet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPToE8vwKew The Dot-Com Bubble - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtqZbfdtUAQ Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:33 - World Wide Web 04:36 - Web Browsing 07:14 - Mosaic Launches 14:00 - Netscape 18:09 - Internet Explorer 20:05 - Mosaic's Rebirth ENJOY THE PROGRAM