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The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson -
Mazewar introduced the first graphic virtual world (online game) -
The first spam email sent by Gary Thuerk to 393 recipients -
The first domain name system was introduced, making websites more user-friendly (.com, .org, .edu) -
America Online (AOL) was founded -
The Morris Worm was the first major computer virus -
Tim Berners-Lee proposed the WWW working at CERN -
Archie was the first search engine created by Alan Emtage -
With the release of Netscape Navigator, Yahoo is founded, marking the rise of web directories -
Netflix was founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph -
Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin -
MySpace launched and became the first major social media platform -
Facebook is founded by Mark Zuckerburg at Harvard, which initially was for college students -
Youtube was launched, revolutionizing video sharing and user-generated content -
Twitter was introduced emphasizing real-time communication -
Tumblr was launched blending blogging with social networking -
Instagram was launched -
Snapchat debuts with disappearing messages -
Tiktok was launched -- renamed from Musically -
AI tools like ChatGPT were launched