The woman who coined the expression "Surfing the Internet"
Surfing is a sport, but in the last decades the digital world thought it could also be an excellent way to address a common habit. Apparently, the expression “surfing the internet” was introduced by a librarian and, yes, riding waves was an inspiration for the iconic term. Meet Jean Armour Polly. In March 1992, Internet […]
Surfing is a sport, but in the last decades the digital world thought it could also be an excellent way to address a common habit. Apparently, the expression “surfing the internet” was introduced by a librarian and, yes, riding waves was an inspiration for the iconic term. Meet Jean Armour Polly. In March 1992, Internet was still a very primitive “activity”, but the Master in Library Science had already published an article called “Surfing the Internet” in the University of Minnesota Wilson Library Bulletin. “In casting about for a title for the article, I weighed many possible metaphors. I wanted something that expressed the fun I had using the Internet, as well as hit on the skill, and yes, endurance necessary to use it well.”
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The woman who coined the expression "Surfing the Internet"
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