In 1999, Pokémon was the second most searched topic on the internet. The first was pornography.
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Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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The Gmail logo was designed the night before it was launched.
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The longest-running legal battle for a domain name is believed to be the fight for PETA.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued People Eating Tasty Animals to obtain the name – the case spanned from 1995 to 2001.
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Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
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The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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