John Heilemann
Download: The True Story of the Internet (2008)
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Download: The True Story of the Internet is documentary television series about Internet history. It is aired on Science Channel at US and Discovery Channel for other countries. It originally aired on March 3, 2008. The show was hosted by John Heilemann.
Released March 3, 2008
Episode 60 min
2+
S0E1 - Browser Wars
Technology journalist John Heileman serves as the host for this look back at the battle for Internet browser supremacy among companies like Microsoft and early browser giant Netscape.
March 3, 2008, midnight
S0E2 - Search
Internet search was dominated by companies like Yahoo! and AltaVista until a new start-up came along. Google would go onto become one of the giants of Silicon Valley and one of the most successful new companies in U.S. history. Host John Heileman provides a firsthand account of the early struggles of Google, including the desperate search for funding and the conflicts and controversies along the way to financial success.
March 3, 2008, midnight
S0E3 - Bubble
The founders of Amazon and eBay, Jeff Bezos and Pierre Omidyar, describe the rise of their companies from small start-ups to successful large businesses that have come to dominate consumer online commerce.
March 4, 2008, midnight
S0E4 - People Power
Host John Heileman explores the interactive nature of the modern World Wide Web, from early successes like Napster and the still popular Craigslist, to more recent phenomena like the social networking sites MySpace and Facebook.
March 4, 2008, midnight
Network: Science
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: March 3, 2008
Last Air Date: March 10, 2008, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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