History of the Internet

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    The history of the Internet
  • The Internet is being created.

    The Internet is being created.
    US Dept of Defense in the early 1960s start to build what would later be called the Internet.
  • ARPANET planning

    The planning of ARPANET begins.
  • The Mouse

    The Mouse
    The computer mouse is invented.
  • ARPANET is made.

    ARPANET is made.
    ARPANET stands for advanced research porject agncy network was made by the US department of defense. This is a very early form of the Internet.
  • Microsoft is created.

    Microsoft is created.
    Microsoft corporation is created by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. This corporation led to other operating systems and other technological companies such as Applle to compete with them.
  • Apple Inc. Is Made

    Apple Inc. Is Made
    Apple computer is founded by Stve jobs and Steve Wozniak. This company would revolutanize many technologies and create popular devidces such as iPods, Macs and iPhones.
  • Internet Chat

    Modern Internet chat in invented.
  • Public Internet

    The internet becomes public to all citizens.
  • First webcam

    The fisrt webcam is made.
  • The first browser called Mosaic was made.

    The first browser called Mosaic was made.
    The first browser for the inter was invented and made freely accessible to the public.
  • MP3

    MP# beomces a standard within computers and the internet.
  • Yahoo!

    Yahoo!
    Yahoo is made.
  • Ebay

    Ebay
    Ebay is created, an auction within the internet.
  • Google

    Google
    The biggest search engine is made. Google search handles over 1 billion searches per day.
  • Wikipedia

    Wikipedia
    Wikipedia, a massive research site, becomes public.
  • LinkedIn

    LinkedIn
    LinkedIn becomes a very resourceful for business men and entrepreneaurs.
  • Facebook

    Facebook
    The first massive social network is invented by Mark Zuckerburh, and would later have hundreds of millions of users.
  • YouTube

    YouTube
    YouTube is created. One of the biggest social media sites in the world.
  • Twitter

    Twitter
    This popular social media site is created. Daily, about 20 million tweets are made.
  • Google Cloud Storage

    Storage within the internet.