History of the Internet

By nathancampbell
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    History of the Internet

  • ARPA Goes Online

    ARPA allowed 4 major universities to connect. This was designed for research, education and government organisations.

  • Email is introduced

    Electronic mail was introduced by Ray Tomlinson who was a computer scientist.

  • Domain Name System established

    The domain name system is established with extensions such as: .com, .org and .edu.

  • Internet Worm

    A virus called the Internet Worm temporarily shuts down 10% of the internet

  • White House Website

    The white house launches it's website: www.whitehouse.gov

  • 45 million internet users

    Approximately 45 million people are using the internet with around 30 million of them from North America

  • Google opens it's first office.

    Google opens it's first office in California.

  • Napster created

    A College student named Shawn Fanning invents Napster, a computer application that allows users to swap music over the Internet.

  • Myspace.com created

    A social networking site named myspace is created by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe

  • Youtube.com Launched

    Youtube.com is launched by three former paypal employees.