Internet history is part of what is known as digital history, and digital history is happening right now! Historians and scholars from other areas of humanities are already studying the internet, its communities and culture, and producing research about it. This even includes research about AskHistorians, like the amazing scholarship by /u/SarahAGilbert.

Make sure to check out this question about digital methodology from a couple of days ago with answers from myself and /u/evil_deed_blues!