History of the Web

By cfraughton

  • ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency)

    early packet switching network developed by US gov.

  • Email is Developed

    Electronic mail is introduced by Ray Tomlinson, a computer scientist. @ was used to distinguish between the name of the sender and network name in the email address.

  • Creation of TCP/IP

    Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is invented. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is a standard that defines how to establish and maintain a network conversation via which application programs can exchange data. TCP works with the Internet Protocol (IP), which defines how computers send packets of data to each other.

  • DNS Established

    Domain Name System (DNS) is established, with network addresses identified by extensions such as .com, .org, and .edu.

  • Beginnings of WWW (World Wide Web)

  • Information highway expansion

  • Online Music and Commerce take off on Internet

    late 90s saw an increase in music and commerce

  • Beginning of Google

    Searching the internet is made easier.

  • Myspace Launched

  • .COM BUBBLE

    a period of extreme growth in the usage and adaptation of the Internet.

  • Napster

    accused of violating copyright laws with distribution of music.

  • Use of Internet by US Americans increases

    58.5% of the U.S. population (164.14 million people) uses the Internet.

  • YouTube.com is launched

  • Growth of facebook

  • Internet as a basic human right

    Zuckerberg's goal is to bring the Internet to the masses; universal Internet access, he claims, is a basic human right and is an essential tool in the fight to achieve global justice.

  • Internet Worldwide

    attempt to provide internet to the entire world's population