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History of The Internet
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Unix was created. (Heavily influenced today's operating systems)
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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
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Email is developed
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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
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The first emoticon
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Domain Name System (DNS) created
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The Internet Grows
Nearly 30,000 hosts on the internet. -
IRC- Internet Relay Chat
Paves the way for real-time chat and instant messaging. -
AOL is Launched
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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
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First web page made
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Government Websites Created
Websites made for the White House and the United Nations. -
Google created
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Wikipedia is launched
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MySpace becomes the most popular social network
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Web 2.0 developed
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Facebook created
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YouTube launches
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Twitter is developed
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Hulu is launched
Popular TV shows are now available online. -
iPhone and the Mobile Web innovate the world
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Internet Society find the Internet Hall of Fame
