internet

  • Period: to

    timeine

  • internet is born

    internet is born

    1st prototype was called ARPANET.
  • CompuServe

    CompuServe

    1st major commercial internet service provider
  • 1st email sent

    1st email sent

    1st email sent. Was 'qwerty" and sent from the creater to himself.
  • AOL

    AOL

    Previously known as America-On-Line. American multinational mass media corporation in New York City.
  • Bulletin Board Systems

    Bulletin Board Systems

    Computer server running custom software that allows users to connect to the system using a terminal program.
  • GeoCities

    GeoCities

    web hosting service currently only in Japan. Aquired by Yahoo! Would name websites off of their content.
  • Sixdegrees.com

    Sixdegrees.com

    Social networking service that lasted 4 years. Was based on the web of contacts model of social networking.
  • AOL instant messager

    AOL instant messager

    Instant messaging and presence computer program which allows users to communicate in real time.
  • Google

    Google

    Online search engine for finding information and websites.
  • Napster

    Napster

    Music focused online serice. Originally founded as pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing internet service
  • Blogger

    Blogger

    blog publishing service that allows multi user blogswith time-stamped entries
  • Period: to

    2000s

  • Friendster

    Friendster

    Social media site that connects individuals across the world.
  • Blogger purchased by Google

    Blogger purchased by Google

    Google bought blogger by aquiring Pyra-Labs under undisclosed terms
  • Itunes

    Itunes

    Apple music market for purchasing and downloading music
  • Linkedin

    Linkedin

    Buisness oriented social networking service
  • Myspace

    Myspace

    Social media with interactive network of blogs, groups, information
  • Delicious bookmark site

    Delicious bookmark site

    Social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks. Was aquired by Yahoo! in 2005
  • Flickr

    Flickr

    Image and video hosting website
  • Facebook

    Facebook

    Social media website to share information and advertise.
  • Digg

    Digg

    News aggregator to select stories specifically for an internet audience
  • YouTube

    YouTube

    Video sharing website. originally a buisness model that was adertisement based making $15 million per month
  • Pandora

    Pandora

    Free music listening app. Shuffles through music it recommends for you.
  • Twitter

    Twitter

    Text based social media sharing site,
  • Facebook like button

    Facebook like button

    Button on Facebook created to tell others you like their posts
  • Foursquare

    Foursquare

    Local search and discovery mobile app serice.
  • Pinterest

    Pinterest

    Social network to share interesting ideas and intersts.
  • Instagram

    Instagram

    Online mobile picture and video sharing
  • Google+

    Google+

    Google's adaptation of a social media site.
  • Snapchat

    Snapchat

    Picture and video application. Allows you to share temporary videos or pictures of something you film.
  • Facebook 1 bilion users

    Facebook 1 bilion users

    Facebook reaches 1 billion users on its website
  • Vine

    Vine

    Video sharing service where users can share 6 second looping videos.