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News Smartphones revolutionise our lives—but at what cost?

The computer in our hands can do astonishing things, but new studies show just how dramatically they’re distracting us.

Follow Video Filming Valley Of The Boom "Let's make this show as disruptive as the guys who are making this technology" - Matthew Carnahan

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News How Silicon Valley has made life simpler—and more complex

We're awash in digital devices. Bolivia's loaded with lithium, to power those devices. But in all this abundance, there are downsides.

Follow Video Battle Of The Browser Wars Shooting Valley Of The Boom is anything but ordinary. It's creator Matthew Carnahan asks himself " how can we illustrate some of these slightly petty topics, like what is a browser and what is a browser?" Of course, a rap battle is the answer!

News How Silicon Valley is finally growing up (sort of)

It’s still the land of opportunity, but now it’s confronting the human cost of its success. The new buzzwords: responsibility and empathy.

Follow Video Pixelon's Big Lie The bigger the party, the bigger the fraud. Pixelon's infamous iBash party was an indication of just how unstable the video streaming service was during the Silicon Valley 1990s tech boom. Was it all a lie?

News Beyond Silicon Valley: Visit these vibrant cities on the rise

Startup ecosystems, vibrant lifestyles, global diversity—these seven new boomtowns are worth the trip.

Follow Video Before Google There was Netscape Everyone knew who Netscape was in the 90s, it was Microsoft's biggest competitor and the beginning of the notorious 'Browser Wars' in the Silicon Valley tech boom.

Follow Video The Globe.com Before Facebook, there was the very first great attempt of a social network in the 1990s Silicon Valley tech boom, it was called thegloble.com.

Follow Video Why Valley Of The Boom? Why are we airing a comedy-drama scripted documentary, hybrid, crazy, disruptive, show about the Silicon Valley in the 90s? Because we want you to know the rebels and rule breakers that birthed the internet.

Follow Video The Internet? A time where someone asked 'Can you explain what Internet is?'. Go back in time to the pioneers that birthed the biggest superstar of the 90s that would turn our world upside down; the Internet.

About the Show

The 90s, a time of unprecedented tech advances, the game-changing birth of Silicon Valley and, eventually, the 2001 dot-com bust. Now hear the stories of those who were there.

Featuring Emmy Award winning actor Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn and Lemorne Moriss, this hybrid drama/documentary series takes you back to the time before Google and Facebook. To the time of startups and the infamous Netscape vs Microsoft “Browser Wars”.

This is the insanely true story of how the web was won.

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