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Rabbit hole 42 - Blog of Never Ending Rabbit Hole Problems around the Web.
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Since Aug 4th 2024
In the early '90s, long before Spotify, YouTube, or even Napster, a little-known event in the history of the internet paved the way for online music streaming. This was the “Mbone” Concert of 1992, a pioneering experiment that showcased the future potential of digital audio transmission.
Back in the mid-'90s, when the internet was still a relatively small and tightly-knit community, an event occurred that would change online communication forever. It was the first large-scale instance of spam, and it involved a pair of lawyers and a controversial Green Card lottery program.
In 1996, a bizarre email chain that started in Japan rapidly spread across the globe, causing widespread confusion and panic. It all began with a seemingly innocuous message warning people about a massive tsunami that would supposedly strike Japan and several other countries on a specific date.
Back in 1996, America Online (AOL) was the gateway to the internet for millions of users. If you were online in the U.S., there was a good chance you were doing it through AOL. Their "You've got mail!" notification was iconic, and email was one of the main ways people communicated online.
Let’s take a trip down memory lane to the strange and mysterious tale of the Kaycee Nicole hoax—one of the first major online deceptions that captivated the internet long before social media as we know it existed.
