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This agency was created to help further research and development processes in the field of science and technology. It was launched in response to the Soviet's launching of Sputnik.
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Occurred at UCLA, and is considered the birth of the internet. Although no one knew of the internet yet.
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Connected host to switch to connect to another host 400 miles away. Occured at UCLA. This is said to be when the internet "took its first breath".
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The two computers were one meter apart. People preferred to communicate this way other than conversing in person.
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First computerized bulletin board system. Established in Berkley, California. People could put messages in the computer and then later look through the memory for specific notices.
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ENQUIRE is a software project that uses a simple hypertext program that paved the way for the world wide web goung forward.
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CERN was one of the world's largest physics labs. Located in Geneva. This is considered the birth of the World Wide Web.
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Anyone could create a website. Active in the United States until 2009. Users selected a "city" to put their content, based on what the content was about. (computers, entertainment, etc.)
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Founded by a group of Harvard students including Mark Zuckerberg. Allows users to add friends, like pages, and communicate with people across the world.
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Founded in San Francisco by Evan Williams and associates. Popular microblogging site in which users post "tweets" of 140 characters. Today there are approx. 307 million monthly users
Plan projects on a visual timeline
Map milestones, phases, deadlines, and key events in one place so the sequence is easier to see and share. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.