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Emails existence began in 1965 when MIT allowed users on time sharing mainframes to communicate.
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Social Networking Applications began in 1971 when the first email was sent to another computer right next to it. An example of a social networking platform is THEGLOBE.COM in 1995. THEGLOBE gave users the freedom to personalise their online experiences by publishing their own content and interacting with others who have similar interests.
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A graphical user interface allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather through text commands. Examples of GUIs are MP3 players, portable media players and gaming devices.
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1978 - Robert Frankston & Dan Bricklin invented VisiCalc. The application ran on personal computers and could perform simple math formulas. It was used in spreadsheets and other programs.
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The first ever presentation software was released in 1979. It was called Bruno also known as HP-draw. This software was only for commercial use, but in 1982, a personal software was created for personal use and was named VCN ExecuVision. This personal software allowed the user to choose images from the users library and add it to the presentation.
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Named after the Macintosh apple, it was the original Macintosh, which was the first commercially successful computer to use a graphical user interface mouse.
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In 1990, the first search engine to ever be created was Archie.
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Web browsers became popular in 1994 as two main web browsers were competing for dominance in the web browser field. These two web browsers were, Microsoft and Netscape.
