Events of the history of the rise of the internet, web, and social media
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The World Wide Web is Born
This day in history should be known by the whole world. On this day, the world began a great change in how we live out daily lives. -
The information Highway is rapidly Expanding
The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term as "a route or network for the high-speed transfer of information" -
Catholic Church Launches Website
This is an extremely important date in history. The worlds largest Christian church is started to participate in the web. -
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Online Music
Online music was becoming more and more popular with the growth of the web. This would eventually put most record companies out of business. -
Google is Born
Google changed the web forever. Because of Google, searching the web became simple and easy. -
sixdegrees is Launched
The modern paradigm of creating profiles and sharing different types of information. -
Friendster
Friendster hits a million users just 5 years after sixdegree is shutdown. -
Facebook is devolped
Mark Zuckerberg developed Facebook as a sophomore at Harvard. -
YouTube is Created
YouTube has changed the way that we view videos. Because of YouTube the world can share a video with a click of a button. -
Internet Websites
The internet reached over 92 million websites -
Twitter
Twitter is launched. Twitter could compete with facebook because it is not a copy cat. -
Iphone introduces mobile web
Apple introduced a mobile web that was comparable to a computer web site. -
Twitter Created the Hashtag
The hashtag drew in billions of dollars of revenue is just a few years. -
Instagram is Launched
Instagram is one of the worlds largest social media sites that was launched 6 years after FaceBook. -
Internet Users Reach over 2 BILLION
The internet has increased to BILLIONS of users worldwide. -
Facebook
Facebook reached 1 billion active users. Facebook is now one of the worlds largest companies.
