Comments on: Internet or internet? http://lirneasia.net/2007/01/internet-or-internet/ a regional ICT policy and regulation think tank active across the Asia Pacific Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bruce Girard http://lirneasia.net/2007/01/internet-or-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-7974 Bruce Girard Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:42:40 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/2007/01/internet-or-internet/#comment-7974 Another take on capitalizing the "I" in internet came from Wired, which in August 2004 changed its style guide: "Effective with this sentence, Wired News will no longer capitalize the "I" in internet. At the same time, Web becomes web and Net becomes net. Why? The simple answer is because there is no earthly reason to capitalize any of these words. Actually, there never was." http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64596,00.html Another take on capitalizing the “I” in internet came from Wired, which in August 2004 changed its style guide:

“Effective with this sentence, Wired News will no longer capitalize the “I” in internet.

At the same time, Web becomes web and Net becomes net.

Why? The simple answer is because there is no earthly reason to capitalize any of these words. Actually, there never was.”

http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64596,00.html

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