History of the Internet

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    History of The Internet

    History of the internet in a nutshell
  • Unix was created. (Heavily influenced today's operating systems)

    Unix was created. (Heavily influenced today's operating systems)

  • Arpanet was created

    Arpanet was created

    The first real network to run on packet swithching technology,which was new at the time, which connected computers from UCLA and Stanford for the first time ever.

  • Arpanet Network Created

  • Email is developed

    Email is developed

  • Project Gutenberg and eBooks Developed

    Project Gutenburg was a global effort to make books and documents in the public domain available electronically and for free.
  • The PC modem is created

    The PC modem is created

  • The first emoticon

    The first emoticon

  • Domain Name System (DNS) created

    Domain Name System (DNS) created

  • The Internet Grows

    Nearly 30,000 hosts on the internet.
  • IRC- Internet Relay Chat

    IRC- Internet Relay Chat

    Paves the way for real-time chat and instant messaging.
  • AOL is Launched

    AOL is Launched

  • World Widw Web protocols finished

    Code for the World Wide Web was created, as well as HTML, HTTO, and URL's.
  • The first webcam created

    The first webcam created

  • First web page made

    First web page made

  • Government Websites Created

    Websites made for the White House and the United Nations.
  • Google created

    Google created

  • Wikipedia is launched

    Wikipedia is launched

  • MySpace becomes the most popular social network

  • Web 2.0 developed

  • Facebook created

    Facebook created

  • YouTube launches

    YouTube launches

  • Twitter is developed

    Twitter is developed

  • Hulu is launched

    Hulu is launched

    Popular TV shows are now available online.
  • iPhone and the Mobile Web innovate the world

    iPhone and the Mobile Web innovate the world

  • Internet Society find the Internet Hall of Fame