Marketplace Tech Report for Monday, September 3, 2012
In honor of Labor Day, we have the story of one of the hardest working symbols around; the @ sign, that we use when we email and when we tweet. William Allman is the author of “The Accidental History of the @ Symbol,” in this month's Smithsonian magazine. He offers some interesting tidbits on the @ symbol.
In honor of Labor Day, we have the story of one of the hardest working symbols around; the @ sign, that we use when we email and when we tweet. William Allman is the author of “The Accidental History of the @ Symbol,” in this month’s Smithsonian magazine. He offers some interesting tidbits on the @ symbol.
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