54 min listen
121: Dot Com
FromGood Job, Brain!
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Aug 6, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Let's face it, we all heart the internet, so this week, we are jamming pub-quiz-worthy webby facts into the tubes to your brain. Learn about the history behind the @ symbol and how it became synonymous with email, and find out where salad.com and coffee.com take you, along with other generic URLs that cleverly redirects you to some of the top brands and companies. Take the country domain quiz, and just how email savvy are you?
ALSO: 1960's Jeopardy!
ALSO: 1960's Jeopardy!
Released:
Aug 6, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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