When was that, 11 years ago?

Do you remember the very first time you tried the internet?

First homepage?

First "LOL" ?

I'll share my memories:

I didn't even know what Google was, not sure if it even existed. Homepage was set to MSN, where I read the news. All I knew at first was MSN, HOTMAIL, and ICQ.

Most of the early days I spent on ICQ. I remember the excitement of talking to people all over the world, just for fun. That's also where I picked the internet jargon. LOL was indeed the most common one. Also, every conversation had to start with A/S/L...I guess it's still like that on ICQ, though I haven't used it in years.

Then I tried all kinds of search engines, typed in all my favorite things and checked all kinds of websites. Eventually I found this place as well.

That's about it, I guess. What was your first experience online?

"Come out and take it, you dirty, yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!"

- James Cagney in "Taxi!" (1932)