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Arpanet- the first version of the internet
Arpanet was the first form of the internet; the US military used it to communicate and store data files that could be downloaded and uploaded to any of their systems, althoug it wasn't the same way we would do it today.
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E-mail is introduced
E-mail, now shortened to Email, was the first way of using the internet for civilians to communicate online.
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The PC Modem
Before 1977, nobody was able to get their very own modem. Then two men, Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington created the PC modem.
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The term "Internet" is born
Before this term, it was known as Arpanet, and was used mainly by the military.
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DNS Created
DNS, or Domain Name Servers, were created to be more user friendly than typing in an IP Address.
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Arpanet ceases to exist
Because there were now so many ways to communicate and research, Arpanet was shut down.
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First Search Engine created
The first search engine was called "Archie Search Engine" or "Archie Query Form".
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Google, owned by Alphabet Inc.
Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It is the most popular search engine today, and at $510 billion, it is the wealthiest multinational technological company in the world. It is now owned by Alphabet Inc., also created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
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Wi-Fi is Standardized
Apple introduced standardized wi-fi with thier new
iBook release on July 21, 1999. They were the first company to sell a product with it.
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Uber
Uber is entirely based on using the internet to hire people to drive for them at specific times of the day. When a customer needs a ride, they can request one at a specific time using the app. Also on the app, the customer can communicate with the driver to know specific places and specific cars they would like. -
50 Billion?
Because there are more users, and the population is growing(especially the generations that most use the internet) there is much reason to believe there may be 50 billion devices by 2020 -
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People become more aware of things
Because we are being drawn closer and closer to the internet, we will likely become so aware of what is going on to the world(thanks to social media) that it will be hard not to know about it. -
Quadruple the size
Based on the size of the internet today, and the pattern of rapid growth over the past few years, the Internet is prone to quadrube in size by 2021 -
Half of the worlds companies are internet-based
More and more of the worlds already established companies are becoming more internet based, even Walmart. So why wouldn't we expect 50% or more of the worlds businesses to be internet based in 8 years?
