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WWW Revolution
The WWW Revolution truly begins at this time. There are 2 million hosts, and 600 www sites. Tim Berners-Lee introduces the “WWW Protocol,” which provides a basis for all computers connected to the Internet, including HTML, HTTP, and the URL.
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Netscape Navigator
Creators of Mosiac develop Netscape Navigator. This web browser creates a more user friendly browsing experience. Revolution.", ". (2019). Internet Revolution. Retrieved from https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/internet-revolution -
AOL
Rapid demand of Internet service providers lead to the rise of Compuserve and America Online (AOL). Revolution.", ". (2019). Internet Revolution. Retrieved from https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/internet-revolution -
Internet Explorer
Microsoft enters the competition by developing Internet Explorer. These easy-to-use browsers attracted many users to the Internet. Revolution.", ". (2019). Internet Revolution. Retrieved from https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/internet-revolution -
Six Degrees
Considered the first social media site. Sox Degrees allowed for people to make individual profiles and add others to their personal network.
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Dot Com Bubble begins
Time in which investors began investing in any and every tech company, regardless of whether or not it would be profitable. This was due to the excitement of the progress of the Internet.
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Web 2.0
Google adds advertisements to its pages, making it extremely profitable. This marks the beginning of Web 2.0. Revolution.", ". (2019). Internet Revolution. Retrieved from https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/internet-revolution -
Dot Com Bubble declines
Dot Com Bubble declines, leaving many online businesses bankrupt. Amazon is of the few that survive.
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Friendster
Friendster emerged to compete with Six Degrees. Friendster allowed users to share photos, videos, and messages with other users.
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LinkedIn
Social network created for business and professional use.
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MySpace
Quickly became the largest social media network. Started out as file storage but rapidly transformed into a social network.
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Google handles vast majority of Web searches
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Facebook
Facebook is founded.
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MySpace surpasses Google as top visited website
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Twitter created
Twitter was created. Stood out from other social media networks because of the limit on characters used in each post.
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Facebook replaces MySpace
Facebook expands past initial audience of only college age students. This rise in usage causes Facebook to eventually replace MySpace.
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Instagram created
Instagram separated itself from competition with other social media networks because it focused solely on photos and videos.
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Snapchat
Snapchat was developed in 2011. This app allowed users to send videos and have it be deleted automatically shortly after receiving it.
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Facebook buys Instagram
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Internet and social media networks continue to grow
As of 2017, there are approximately 2.46 billion users on the Internet. This number is estimated to continually grow each year.
Number of social media users worldwide 2010-2021. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278414/number-of-worldwide-social-network-users/
