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From the First Computer to Now
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First Computer
Begining construction in 1943 and finishing 3 years later, this computer occupied 1,800 square feet and weighed almost 50 tons. -
ARPANET Created
The first prototype of the Internet came in 1969 and was funded by the Department of Defense. ARPANET, or the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, used packet switching to allow multiple Computers to communicate on a single network. -
First Email
The first email was sent by computer engineer Ray Tomlinson to himself as a test run. -
The Creation of Microsoft
Bill Gates and Paul Allen develop and create Microsoft -
The Creation of Apple
Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created the Apple Computer on April 1, 1976. -
Creation of the World Wide Web
The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automatic information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world. -
First Web Browser
Created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the director of the World Wide Web Consortium. His first browser was called WorldWideWeb, but was renamed Nexus to avoid confusion with The World Wide Web. -
The World Wide Web becomes public!
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Google
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Aol Instant Messanger
The dominant instant messaging service of the time, AIM allowed users to create usernames and chat with friends online. -
LinkedIn
A website used for connecting employers with employees. -
Myspace
From 2005 to 2008, Myspace was the largest social networking site in the world, and in June 2006 surpassed Google as the most visited website in the United States. -
Skype
A site used for video chatting and sending instant messages. -
Facebook
The increasingly popular social media site is created for Harvard students, with more than 2 billion active accounts now. -
Flickr
A popular video and photo sharing service is created. -
Youtube
The popular video sharing website is created! -
Twitter
My favorite social media site, Twitter, is created. Used for microblogging, Twitter challenges its users to get ideas out in 140 characters or less. -
The Launch of the iPhone
The first touch screen phone is released by Apple. The iPhone was instrumental to making social media as accessible as it is today, -
Tumblr
The popular microblogging site is founded. -
Instagram
The popular photo sharing website is created. -
Snapchat
Strictly an application based social media platform, Snapchat is an app that lets you chat with others via photo and text that disappears after 1-10 seconds. -
Vine
R.I.P. The popular (and hilarious) video application is released, prompting people all over the world to create short and entertaining videos in 140 seconds or less.
