Today Show: Clip of people asking what the internet is goes viral | indy100 | indy100

A clip of the Bryant Gumbel and his colleagues on The Today Show discussing the internet in 1994 has gone viral.

The clip features Gumbel, Elizabeth Vargas and Katie Couric debating the pronunciation of “@” before Gumbel utters the immortal words:

What is internet, anyway?

It’s remarkable to think that something so ubiquitous could once have been obscure enough to seem niche.

I haven't seen this clip in years... Today Show, 1994: "What is internet, anyway?" https://t.co/G2YustAEbD
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@Yashar Ali 🐘) 1569686474

As is so often the case, people had thoughts.

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@yashar I remember choosing Google as my home page because it loaded faster than any other on a 14.4 modem. Bastar… https://t.co/2XhLEyAcaT
— Bart Strawman III (@Bart Strawman III) 1569688317

@yashar This is the clip i send to everyone when they doubt people will ever use Bitcoin
— Jackson Rickun (@Jackson Rickun) 1569694239

@yashar The first Internet map. Just a few universities linked together. Zero memes. https://t.co/1FeAF3CQa6
— oldestMillennial (@oldestMillennial) 1569686983

@yashar There was this thing called AOL and it came on a CD and you had to plug in your phone line and hear god awf… https://t.co/IQqp7qEOoS
— Texas Voter 🇺🇸 (@Texas Voter 🇺🇸) 1569686801

@yashar Moving and cleaning out the basement, I found this https://t.co/uJbC5VBGgX
— Healthcare 🇺🇸Voter 🌊 (@Healthcare 🇺🇸Voter 🌊) 1569688688

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