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TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Greetings Infomaniacs,
I have been a busy girl lately! Between filling in for my
boss while she is on leave on top of my own responsibilities,
taking two graduate school classes, and trying to move, I
don't have much time to relax right now! However, I did find
some fun facts via a website called mashable.com about email
and how it has developed over the years. Hope you find them
interesting!
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Advances in computer technology and the Internet
have changed the way America works, learns, and communicates.
The Internet has become an integral part of America's
economic, political, and social life."
HINT: (1926-), served as the 42nd President of the United
States from 1993 to 2001.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
Animated character Homer Simpson?s e-mail address ?
chunkylover53@aol.com ? was revealed in the Simpsons'
episode The Dad Who Knew Too Little. Back in 2003, a
Simpsons writer used to reply to messages in-character
until the address became unmanageable due to sheer volume
of mail.
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The term spam pre-dates e-mail as we know it, and has been
traced back to online role playing chat rooms from the ?80s
called MUDs. Generally, the term refers to any type of
abusive online behavior.
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The first e-mail from space was sent in 1991. The crew of
STS-43 Atlantis used Apple?s early AppleLink software on a
Macintosh Portable to transmit the following: ?Hello Earth!
Greetings from the STS-43 Crew. This is the first AppleLink
from space. Having a GREAT time, wish you were here...send
cryo and RCS! Hasta la vista, baby...we?ll be back!?
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
VIDEO CLIP
Computer & Internet - Internet Basics
The Internet is revolutionizing and enhancing the way we as
humans communicate, both locally and around the globe. In
this clip learn the basics of the information superhighway.
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=6622
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While many dictionaries and style guides are beginning to
drop the hyphen and the caps in favor of ?email,? the The
Associated Press Stylebook still insists on seeing the word
as an abbreviation of ?electronic mail? and therefore sticks
with e-mail.
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As of September 2010, Compete revealed that, based on the
U.S. Internet browsing population, Yahoo! Mail clearly
dominates in the webmail service industry.. Hotmail comes
in second, and Gmail follows in third place.
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Google has a little fun with spam via an Easter egg that
can be viewed in any Gmail account. Opening the ?Spam?
folder turns the ?web clips? display into recipes for the
canned pork product. Spam Primavera, Spam Swiss Pie, Creamy
Spam Broccoli Casserole and Spam Veggie Pita Pockets are
just four examples of the delicious recipe links Google
offers.
(visit www.mashable.com for more fun facts)
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
Powerful enough to smash ships and crush roofs. Yet it
still must fear the sun. What is it?
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QUOTE: "Advances in computer technology and the Internet
have changed the way America works, learns, and communicates.
The Internet has become an integral part of America's
economic, political, and social life."
ANSWER: Bill Clinton.
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