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ARPA
Advanced Research Projects Agency goes online in December. Connecting four universities together, Designed for research, education and goverment organizations. -
The "@" Symbol
In 1972 Ray Tomlinson used the @ symbol to distinguish the the senders name and the networks name. -
Email Helps make Campaing
In 1976, President Jimmy carter and running mate Walter Mondale used the emails to create a campaign. also queen elizabeth sends her first email. The first state leaders to do so. -
"internet"
For the first time the word internet was said and made. -
The domain name system
The Domain name system establish the extensions ".com .edu and .org" also writer william gibson coins "cyberpace" -
Virus!!!!!!!!!
In 1988, the first Virus was provided into the Internet world, shuting down 10% of the internet servers. -
The White House
The whitie house made their own website "Whitehouse.gov:"also they made a new term name spamming for the over sending of emails. -
Amount of internet users!!!
In 1996, they found out that about 45 million of people were using the internet. roughly more than 30 million of those users where from North America. -
GOOGLE!!
in 1998 the most popular search engine was made. Googles first office was made. -
More Virus and WOAH!!!!
in 2000 two more virusus were created "love bugs" and "Stages" this virusus would be send to emails of the internet users. Also America Online buys Time Warner for 16$ Billion the biggest merger of all time. -
Amount of internet users
As of january of 2002, 58.5% of the US population(164.14 million people) uses the internet also apple itunes was being introuce. -
Another Popular Website
in 2005 one of the most popular websites was made "Youtube.com" -
Video Games and music
on the year 2007, the music and video game industry was increasing super fast. the video game world off warcraft was made, -
Shuting down
their was a major protest online for taking websites down. But many industries fear that their websites were going to shut down.