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This machine was the first instance of the internet and was used to send the very first message over its server. -
A random string of letters -
Maze War was a game that existed before the internet. It was later adapted to a version for use on ARPANET in 1974. This would be considered the first online game -
The first spammy email gets sent over ARPANET in 1978. -
Animated gifs won't arrive until 1989, and they won't repeat until 1995. -
Computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee creates three technologies that form the foundation of the internet we use today. -
Archie, the world's first internet search engine. Archie makes it much easier to find specific files on the constantly-expanding internet. -
CERN makes its web source code public domain, or free for anyone to use. Now anyone who wants to learn can host a server or create a website. -
Their mission: to make sure the web will be accessible to everyone. -
SixDegrees.com introduces user profiles, friend groups, and other features that will soon become standard -
Smartphones took the functionality of PDAs to the next level with cellular internet connectivity. -
An innocent sounding feature of the freshly released JavaScript web language allows online advertisers to create pop-up ads in 1997. -
A group of important tech companies forms the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance. -
In 2005, broadband use surpasses dial-up internet usage for the first time. -
Apple revolutionizes the way phone users access the internet when they release the first iPhone. -
NASA successful tests internet in space via DTN software. -
The Arab Spring shows the world that social media sites like Facebook and Twitter can be used to organize grassroots movements quickly. -
recently the internet become fast enough, computers smart enough, and data large enough to make machine learning practical. For example ai has been making a huge wave and impact on many industries -
For the first time, the majority of American adults (56%) own a smartphone, up from 35% just two years earlier. Among adults ages 25-34, smartphone ownership is closer to 81%. -
virtual assistants become more popular as smart speakers like the Amazon Echo and Google Home come on the market.