Question: What Is the Internet?

“It's a biological phenomenon. The Internet is not a vertebrate. It acts a lot like slime mold, growing in all directions without anyone in charge...”
- John Perry Barlow
“The 'Net is a waste of time, and that's exactly what's right about it.”
- William Gibson
“It is an agreement. The Internet is a way for all the things that call themselves networks to coexist and work together. It's an inter-network.”
- Doc Searls and David Weinberger
“I invented it!”
- Al Gore (paraphrased somewhat)

“It's a biological phenomenon. The Internet is not a vertebrate. It acts a lot like slime mold, growing in all directions without anyone in charge...”