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Story of the Year: The Web's Rebirth

Cnet has a look back at 2005, dubbing it the year of Web's rebirth. Five years after the dot com meltdown triggered a nationwide recession, Internet media is thriving as it never has before. Cnet writes that convergence is now (finally) upon us, a generation that has grown up with the Web is coming of age, and a digital, social revolution is imminent. Not only is the Web bringing the once anonymous to prominence through tools like blogging, but it's also leading countries like India into a technology renaissance. The special feature discusses all of the major stories of the year--from the Supreme Court-Grokster ruling to Apple's once-unthinkable alliance with Intel--providing links to 30-plus articles.

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