Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'internet history'

Browse all alternate history scenarios about 'internet history'.

What If Search Engines Were Never Developed?

Exploring the alternate timeline where search engines failed to materialize, fundamentally altering how we access information, navigate the internet, and potentially slowing the digital revolution that has transformed modern society.

What If Social Media Never Became Dominant?

Exploring the alternate timeline where social media platforms failed to achieve widespread adoption, fundamentally altering the development of digital communication, information sharing, and societal interaction in the 21st century.

What If Social Media Never Developed?

Exploring the alternate timeline where social networking platforms never emerged as dominant communication channels, profoundly altering the trajectory of digital culture, politics, and personal identity in the 21st century.

What If The Bell System Monopoly Never Ended?

Exploring the alternate timeline where AT&T's telecommunications monopoly was never broken up, fundamentally altering the development of American telecommunications, the internet, and global technology markets.

What If The Dot-Com Bubble Never Burst?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the late 1990s tech bubble continued expanding, fundamentally altering our digital economy, investment patterns, and technological development trajectory.

What If Wikipedia Was Never Created?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the world's largest collaborative encyclopedia never came into existence, dramatically altering how information is shared, accessed, and created in the digital age.