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First Network: Arapanet
First connection happens between two computers, at Stanford University and UCLA, for first time and later this becomes the "internet". -
First Email
First email is sent and the "@" symbol is used. -
"RE" and "FW"
John Vittal creates functions such as "move", "forward", "reply", etc. *Note I was not able to find exact date for this event so I left it at default. -
First "spam" email sent
Sent to Arapanet people whose addresses were taken from the directory. -
First Emoticon
Invented by Scott Fahlman. :-) -
"dotcom" and other domains come into picture
*Also no exact date could be tracked down. -
First Webpage
New way of spreading information is introduced. *no exact date found. -
Period: to
Netscape
Netscape starts off strong, goes to number one and then is destroyed by Microsoft and later becomes AOL -
Hotmail
First webmail service for internet users.