History of the internet & social media

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  • MIT Lincoln Lab

    Two computers at MIT Lincoln Lab communicate with one another using packet-switching technology

  • The Internet

    Global networking becomes a reality as the University College of London (England) and Royal Radar Establishment (Norway) connect to ARPANET. The term Internet is born

  • ARPANET

    The first Internet Service Provider (ISP) is born with the introduction of a commercial version of ARPANET, known as Telenet.

  • Queen Elizabeth II

    Queen Elizabeth II hits the “send button” on her first email.

  • Cyberspace

    William Gibson, author of "Neuromancer," is the first to use the term "cyberspace."

  • World Wide Web

    CERN introduces the World Wide Web to the public

  • Google

    The Google search engine is born, changing the way users engage with the Internet

  • Wordpress

    The blog publishing platform WordPress is launched.

  • Facebook

    Facebook goes online and the era of social networking begins. Mozilla unveils the Mozilla Firefox browser.

  • Youtube.com & Reddit

    YouTube.com launches. The social news site Reddit is also founded

  • Twitter

    witter launches. The company's founder, Jack Dorsey, sends out the very first tweet: "just setting up my twttr."

  • Instagram & Pinterest

    The social media sites Pinterest and Instagram are launched.