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History of Internet over the last 20 years

By jebradburn
  • Companies began to offer internet access to the public

    Companies began to offer internet access to the public

    Governement regulations restricted the use of this technology during this time. While companies began to offer the access it was not used. Many thought it was done to gain public support for the technology.
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    When did we go from dial-up to high speed?

  • Government restrictions lifted

    Government restrictions lifted

    Congress stripped the regulations that prohibited the use of internet technology by the public. This opened the door for the masses to get "online".
  • Companies Begin to get in on the internet craze

    Companies Begin to get in on the internet craze

    Numerous commercial High Speed Internet Providers are established making the Internet widely, and easily, accessible to non-government, and non-corporate users.
  • EBay formed

    EBay formed

    eBay is started, initially as a place for consumers to market items to each other. One of the first sales was that of a broken laser pointer.
  • iMac is born

    iMac is born

    Apple introduces the iMac as the world's first Internet centric computer.
  • Google is born

    Google is born

    Google is founded hoping to improve the quality of search results.
  • Broadband usuage increases

    Broadband usuage increases

    You can see the dramatic increase of users from 2001-2003.
  • The cloud become an idea

    The cloud become an idea

    The concept of cloud computing becomes increasingly popular, and numerous services try to implement cloud computing networks, and infrastructure.
  • IPhone is first introduced

    IPhone is first introduced

    Apple introduces the iPhone, which words with its cloud-like service MobileMe. The iPhone, to a far more sincere extent than iMac and iPod, becomes the most Internet centric mobile phone, quickly saturating data usage on AT&T's network.
  • Nasa attempts internet in space

    Nasa attempts internet in space

    NASA tests an internet-like deep space network.