Comments on: WHITEHOUSE.gov 2.0 http://www.scottgraves.com/archives/503 The Convergence of New Media, Politics, and Online Development Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:56:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Scott Graves http://www.scottgraves.com/archives/503/comment-page-1#comment-156 Scott Graves Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:48:36 +0000 http://www.scottgraves.com/?p=503#comment-156 Dan, it took me 30 seconds to Google the facts. As usual, your set of facts is slightly different than the real set of facts. But don't let the facts get in the way of you trying to score a point. During a 1999 interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN, Gore said, "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." A patently ridiculous assertion that was cleverly taken out of context and exploited by the 2000 Bush campaign team. According to a message from Vint Cerf: "Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web which is an application running on the Internet. Bob Kahn and I did the original work on the design of the Internet architecture and the TCP protocol (which eventually split into TCP/IP). Of course, all of this was done in the context of many others who contributed deeply to the evolution of the Internet protocols and the predecessor networks: ARPANET, Packet Radio and Packet Satellite networks (all sponsored by what is now called DARPA)." You'll note that Vint does not credit Al Gore. Dan, it took me 30 seconds to Google the facts. As usual, your set of facts is slightly different than the real set of facts. But don’t let the facts get in the way of you trying to score a point.

During a 1999 interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN, Gore said, “During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.” A patently ridiculous assertion that was cleverly taken out of context and exploited by the 2000 Bush campaign team.

According to a message from Vint Cerf:

“Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web which is an application running on the Internet. Bob Kahn and I did the original work on the design of the Internet architecture and the TCP protocol (which eventually split into TCP/IP). Of course, all of this was done in the context of many others who contributed deeply to the evolution of the Internet protocols and the predecessor networks: ARPANET, Packet Radio and Packet Satellite networks (all sponsored by what is now called DARPA).”

You’ll note that Vint does not credit Al Gore.

]]> By: Dan Chmielewski http://www.scottgraves.com/archives/503/comment-page-1#comment-155 Dan Chmielewski Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:12:32 +0000 http://www.scottgraves.com/?p=503#comment-155 Scott -- I suggest you Google "Vint Cerf." He was the person responsible for the creation of the World Wide Web. Cerf says that the funding Gore was able to secure as a Congressman and as a Senator to enable Cerf's (and his team's) work, Gore can legitimately claim to be "a father of the Internet." While I agree with you the new White House website is fantastic, the dig at Gore was just a little below the belt considering the facts. Scott — I suggest you Google “Vint Cerf.” He was the person responsible for the creation of the World Wide Web. Cerf says that the funding Gore was able to secure as a Congressman and as a Senator to enable Cerf’s (and his team’s) work, Gore can legitimately claim to be “a father of the Internet.”

While I agree with you the new White House website is fantastic, the dig at Gore was just a little below the belt considering the facts.

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