History of Web 2.0

  • Period: to

    The beginging to today

  • "Web 1.0"

    Not really termed until "Web 2.0", Web 1.0 refers to the web being something that people didn't create content on, but were users of it.
  • Netscape Created

    The campion of WEB 1.0 is created.
  • shareyourworld.com

    Just like the modern hosting services, it allowed users to upload clips or full videos in different file formats. It was founded in 1997 by Chase Norlin and it ran till 2001 where it closed due to budget and bandwidth problems
  • Web 2.0 Coined

    The termed is coined by Dercy DiNucci. The future of the internet will be more interactive than before.
  • The switch to 2.0

    The bursting of the dot-com bubble in the fall of 2001 marked a turning point for the web. Many people concluded that the web was overhyped, when in fact bubbles and consequent shakeouts appear to be a common feature of all technological revolutions. Shakeouts typically mark the point at which an ascendant technology is ready to take its place at center stage. The pretenders are given the bum's rush, the real success stories show their strength, and there begins to be an understanding of what se
  • Myspace Created

    MySpace Comes on the scene.
  • The Term Featured in Time

    "The users who were participating in conent creationi on socail networks, blogs, wikis, and media sharing sites."
  • Facebook

    On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg launched "Thefacebook", originally located at thefacebook.com. The company dropped ‘The’ from its name after purchasing the domain name facebook.com in 2005 for $200,000. As of June 2012, Facebook has over 955 million active users.
  • Wiki Spaces Created

    Wiki Spaces is created.
  • Youtube

    YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005
  • First Web 2.0 Conferece

    O'Reily MediaLive hosts the first Web 2.0 conference
  • 1 Millionth Word!

    The Global Language Monitor declares "Web 2.0" as the millionth word added to the English lexicon.
  • Pinterest

    Development of Pinterest began in December 2009, and the site launched as a closed beta in March 2010.
  • Instagram

    Instagram is a free photo-sharing program and social network that was launched in October 2010