Why Do We Say ‘Surfing the Web’?
Given the potential for water and sand damage, the risks associated with bringing your laptop to the beach are not insignificant. Furthermore, you’ll never see a surfer answering emails while paddling their board out into the ocean. So why do we call it “surfing the web” when it’s most often
done from homes or coffee shops? The answer is back in the 1980s. Before it was ever associated with the internet, the verb “surfing” was used in a figurative sense in the context of other technological phenomena. It was borrowed from the sport of surfing to convey performing tasks with...
