In certain developed countries around the world, there is a stark difference in the availability of internet to different communities. In tribal lands, located in remote, rural and rugged landscapes, internet connection is often very patchy, or non-existent. In this episode, Sam and Neil discuss attempts to connect these remote areas. Join us to explore this topic and learn the useful vocabulary you need to talk about it!

This week's question:
What was the name of the first ever internet browser, the engine for searching websites? Was it:
a) Ask Jeeves?
b) WorldWideWeb?
c) Yahoo?
Watch the video to find out the answer.

Vocabulary:
global village
description of the modern world as a connected community in which people communicate across great distances using technology such as the internet and telephone

spasmodic
happening suddenly for a short time and not in a regular way

dodgy
(informal) bad, not able to be trusted

word-of-mouth
information passed by people telling each other, rather than being written down or sent electronically

gadget
small, modern electronic device or machine which does something useful

(straight) from the horse's mouth
(idiom) directly from the most reliable source, or from someone who has reliable knowledge of it

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