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A book called "The Machine Stops" by E.M.Forster was written in 1909. In it, it fortells among other things, the internet, instant messaging and videoconferencing, and how it goes wrong.
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A man called Paul Otlet had the idea of creating the internet in 1934. He invisioned a device that worked like a mobile phone combined with a television.
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ARPA, a social network, went online in December. It was designed for research, education, and government organizations.
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The word internet is used for the first time
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Youtube, one of the most used sites of 2012, launched.
