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Arpanet was created
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Ray Tomlinson introduces network email.
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Global Networking becomes real when people from England and Norway both connect to Arpanet. The term Internet is created.
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"A protocol for packet network interconnection" is published, detailing the design of TCP
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USENET is created
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TCP/IP become the protocol for Arpanet and standard protocol for the Internet. The protocol being an official procedure/system of rules
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The Domain Name System establishes the .com/.org etc. system of naming websites. This makes it easier than remembering the previous names
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Symbolics.com becomes the first registered domain name
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World.std.com becomes the first commercial provider of dial up internet access
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Tim Berners-Lee (CERN) develops Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML).
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CERN introduces the World Wide Web to the public
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The gopher protocol is released but quickly declines in popularity due to the release of the World Wide Web
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Video and Audio are shared over the internet for the first time ever. The term "Surfing the internet" becomes popular
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The number of websites reaches around 600. The number of computers connected to NSFNET go from 2,000 (1985) to around 2 million in 1993
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Microsoft creates a web browser for Windows 95
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Yahoo! is created
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The first ever dating site, Match.com, is created
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A 3D animation called The Dancing Baby becomes one of the first viral videos
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The google search engine is created
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Facebook goes online, beginning the era of social networking
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YouTube.com is released as well as Reddit
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Twitter launches and the first tweet is sent
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The internet has its 40th anniversary
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Social Media websites Pintrist and Instagram are released