The women who coined the expression 'Surfing the Internet'

The women who coined the expression 'Surfing the Internet'

2/7/2025

notes

it's always fascinating to trace something back to find it hard to find a singular root. and maybe that root is less important than the overall imagery of humans surfing these constantly evolving tubes of ephemeral information.

what an exciting time it must have been and how many things those imaginations got right and how many they got wrong...

link

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-woman-who-coined-the-expression-surfing-the-internet

summary

The story of how the term 'surfing the internet' came to be, focusing on Jean Armour Polly's role in its popularization.

tags

internet ꞏ surfing ꞏ Jean Armour Polly ꞏ history ꞏ terminology