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Advanced Research Projects Agency Network allowed computers across the country to interact with each other through telephone lines.
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The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson, sending it to himself. Ray was the one who decided the "@" symbol should separate the user and the user's machine. -
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Tim Berners-Lee created the worldwide web with hopes to ease the sharing of automated information between universities and institutes around the world.
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First search engine, named Archie, made filtering through the information for researchers easier.
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Computer scientists at Cambridge University used the first webcam to save a fruitless trip to the break room to discover that the coffee pot was empty.
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CERN makes the Web's source code public domain. This means anyone who wants to learn can host a server or create their own website. -
Yahoo was founded by Stanford students in California. Yahoo has many features including functioning as a search engine as well as an email. -
SixDegrees.com introduces user profiles, friend groups, and other features that will become the standard for social media in the coming future. -
nokia 9000 communicator was the first smartphone. It took the function of the PDA to the next level by introducing cellular internet connectivity. -
Launched in 1996 by Jack Smith and Sabeer Bhatia referencing HTML, language known in the World Wide Web. -
After the release of Javascript web language, online advertisers were able to create the first pop-up ads on the World Wide Web in 1997 -
group of the tech employees formed the alliance to make wifi as we know it today in regards to functionality and connectivity performance. -
Myspace was founded in 2003 by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe. Between 2004-2010, Myspace was the most popular social network. -
Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2004 in order for Harvard students to connect with each other. Current day Facebook has evolved to connect people around the world and is currently one of the most popular social media network around. -
High speed internet access surpassed dial-up internet usage for the first time. -
Steve Jobs at Apple revolutionizes the method by which individuals connect to the internet via the release of the first iPhone. -
NASA successfully tests the internet in space by using DTN network which is a network used to operate effectively over extreme conditions such as long distance. -
By 2013, 56% adults own a smartphone. In adults 25-34, smartphone ownership is closer to 81%. -
Virtual Assistants revolutionize the functionality of homes and AI interface with release of Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Amazon's Alexa. -
The internet is accessible almost everywhere with many different functions. Individuals can play games on their phones, stream movies, write emails, and even work from home. The internet is only going up from here!