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The Internet Professor: Making Money on the Internet

1996-01-01 · 51 min · Not rated

Before the rise of eBay and Craig's List, the making money on the internet was a bit less idiot-proof. Enter the "Internet Professor," an early world wide web guru who's tasked with teaching us about all this exciting new technology and how to milk it for all it's worth. Enjoy this glimpse into how adorably terrible the internet was less than 25 years ago.

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Directors
Jeffrey W Miller
Production companies
‎ Spotlight Productions
Countries
United States of America
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Brett ThomasInternet Consultant
Constance JonesNarrator

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