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Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is created
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computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time
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An Arpanet network was established
Network between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company that created the "interface message processor" computers used to connect to the network) in 1970 was created. -
Email was first developed
Developed by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (which later became the domain name) -
Jon Postel Helps Create First Internet Address Registry
Jon Postel helps create the first Internet address registry, which later becomes Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). This administers IP addresses and other critical Internet functions.
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The beginning of TCP/IP
A proposal was published to link ARPA-like networks together into a so-called "inter-network" which would have no central control and would work around a transmission control protocol (which eventually became TCP/IP) -
The first Personal Computer Modem is invented
The modem was invented by Dennish Hayes and Dale Heatherington, and was introduced and initially sold to computer habits. -
Lawrence Landweber Creates Computer Science Network
Lawrence Landweber creates CSNET (Computer Science Network), a network for all US university and industrial computer research groups.
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Spam is born
The first unsolicited commercial email message (later known as spam), was sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk. -
MUD - The earliest form of multiplayer games was debuted
The precursor to World of Warcraft and Second Life was developed in 1979, and was called MUD (short for MultiUser Dungeon) MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat. -
Visual Simulator Runs Over ARPAnet
Danny Cohen adapts the visual simulator to run over the ARPAnet, the first application of packet- switching networks to real-time applications.
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The first emoticon :-)
The first emoticon was used. While many people credit Kevin MacKenzie with the invention of the emoticon in 1979, it was Scott Fahlman in 1982 who proposed using :-) after a joke, rather than the original -) proposed by MacKenzie -
First Public WAN Initiated
Teus Hagen initiates the European Unix Network (EUnet) as the EUUG dial-up service, which becomes the first public wide area network in Europe.
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The domain name system was created
The first Domain Name Servers (DNS) was created. The domain name system was important in that it made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP address counterparts. DNS servers allowed Internet users to type in an easy-to-remember domain name and then converted it to the IP address. -
First U.S. Research & Education Network Developed
Dr. Stephen Wolff leads the development of NSFNET, the first U.S. open computer network supporting research and higher education.
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World Wide Web protocols finished
The code for the World Wide Web was written by Time Berners-Lee, based on his proposal from the year before, along with the standards of HTML, HTTP, and URLs. -
Association for Progressive Communications Founded
Karen Banks, co-founds APC, an international network and non-profit dedicated to creating and sustaining a free and open Internet that serves the needs of the global civil society.
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First web page created
1991 brought some major innovations to the Internet. The first web page was created, much like the first email explained what email was, its purpose was ro explain what the World Wide Web was. -
Amazon was created
Amazon is a electronic commerce and cloud computing company, founded by Jeff Bezos.
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Blogs First Appear
The advent of web publishing tools available to non-technical users spurs the rise of blogs.
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Google was founded
Google Inc. is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products.
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Facebook was founded
Facebook is an online social media and social networking service.
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Youtube was created
Youtube is a video-sharing website created by 3 former paypal employees, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo" was uploaded on April 23, 2005, and shows, Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo.
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