It's a Verb and a Noun
To write one's name.
A symbol used to convey information or instructions.
Cloud Rap
Simpsonwave
New Grunge
New Grunge
This early dial-up internet service once reigned supreme with its own web portal and massively popular instant messaging platform, but declined after the death of dial-up.
AOL
Beginning in the 1970's, the aggressive competition between these two soft drink titans would bubble up into an undercover FBI sting busting the illegal sale of one company's secret formula in 2006.
Coca-Cola and Pepsi
The contestants in a deadly Korean TV show navigate the political intrigue of the noble houses of Westeros.
Squid Game of Thrones
To prize, or view as important or special.
A numerical assignment.
Value
Meowgaze
Feralcore
Glitch Hop
Meowgaze
In 1995 this website went live, beginning the reign of internet auctions with its first sale: a broken laser pointer.
eBay
Possibly the ultimate tech bromance, the feud between these personal computer pioneers and their respective companies changed the world.
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
The government agency that issues driver's licenses must contend with a masked anarchist vigilante from Alan Moore's graphic novel.
DMV for Vendetta
To answer for something.
A user profile.
Account
Cute Metal
Goth Rap
Post-Brexit New Wave
Long before car GPS devices and smartphones, this 1996 website offered a novel "driving directions" feature that many commuters would print out and try to read while driving.
MapQuest
In the late 80's and early 90's, these two video game companies were in direct competition for dominance of the North American gamer market, in a "console war" characterized by aggressive marketing and hostile advertising.
Nintendo and Sega
This spacefaring superhero team encounters another crew of space explorers, who turn out to be a group of washed up sci-fi actors.
Guardians of the Galaxy Quest
To move in a circular direction.
An opportunity to participate in a game or an event.
Turn
Post-Emo
Stenchpunk
Catstep
Stenchpunk
This fact-checking website began life in 1994 as an early online encyclopedia focused on urban legends, and is named after a power-hungry family featured in a trilogy of novels by William Faulkner.
Snopes
The intense rivalry between these two inventors at the end of the nineteenth century was dubbed the "War of the Currents", an electrifying clash to decide which power transmission system would go mainstream: direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC).
Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla
This 1895 war novel by Stephen Crane stars a cartoon canine who is reluctantly thrust into supernatural situations.
The Red Badge of Courage the Cowardly Dog
To attract attention or curiosity.
Money paid at a regular rate for the use of money lent.
Interest
Elfcore
Goblincore
Corecore
Elfcore
This joke website from 1999 consists of a never-ending loading animation with an audio clip of a man welcoming the visitor to the site, where "the infinite is possible".
The rivalry between these two Olympic figure skaters led to one paying someone to attempt to break the other's landing knee, resulting in a criminal charge and a lifetime ban from the United States Figure Skating Association.
Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan
"You can't handle the truth", as a court-martial for the extrajudicial killing of a Marine becomes a coverup for attempts by the U.S. military to train psychic soldiers.
A Few Good Men Who Stare at Goats