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First IMP Connected To The First Host
IMPs, “Interface Messaging Processors”, were created for sending and receiving amounts of data at a time. Two hosts about 400 miles away from each other in California are able to connect and interact with each other. It is described as being “the first breath the Internet took.” -
BBS - Bulletin Board System
BBS (Bulletin Board System) - One of the very first types of social media. The overall concept of this social media was to be a digital bulletin board and a private chat room. Online, these BBS users could upload and download software and data, exchange messages with other users, and read and post bulletins. This became the model for social media platforms to be created later in history. -
The First Significant Internet Attacker
Robert Morris is the first person indicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for accidentally shutting down all the network systems. He is then fined over $10,000, receives three years probation and 400 hours of community service. In the end, it was proven he did not destroy any information, but rather just made copies. -
The World Wide Web Was Created By Tim Berners Lee
Thanks to Tim Berners Lee, the World Wide Web was created while at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory, in 1989. He wrote the first web client and server in 1990. At this time browser and web server software becomes more easily available but there were only a select few websites found in universities. At the end of 1992, about 26 websites now existed. -
Internet Growth & Amazon
During the year 1994 the Internet grew 2,300%. The Internet became more than just displaying information for users, and the popularity of online shopping became prevalent. Amazon was conceptualized in 1994 and initially started selling only books. Amazon became the base of online shopping rapidly started to expand into more than an online bookstore. -
AOL Launched AIM
The true turning point of instant messaging occurred when AOL launched AIM. AIM allowed users to send messages to each other, included user profiles, away messages and icons for engagement. The launch of AIM attracted a new generation of tech-savvy Internet users. -
Jimmy Wales Launches Wikipedia
Jimmy Wales launches Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. This became a portal for information on ultimately anything and everything. This was a big digital move from paper and because this website is free, this saved people hundreds of dollars they would have otherwise spent on an encyclopedia set. With this came the concern of maintaining accuracy because of the option of it being able to be publicly edited. -
First Social Media Websites Inspires Future Profiles
MySpace is launched as the first social media profile website and becomes an inspiration to other social media, such as Facebook. MySpace allows you to set up a personal profile and make friends. One of the main uses of this social media was to provide a platform in which musicians can promote their music. -
YouTube Was Introduced As A Video Sharing Website
PayPal employees created a video sharing website. This website was called YouTube and allowed users to view, upload, and share videos on the Web. By 2006, 65,000 videos were uploaded daily and 100 million video views. The same year, Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 million. -
Social Media Is Being Used As A Business Tool
Social media becomes very widely used in business. By this time, it is almost unusual if a business does not have a social media address. It becomes a way for marketers to increase their company's visibility and awareness about their products.
