-
Lawrence G Roberts develops the concepts of computer-network and the ARPAnet.
-
Charles Kline sends first message from one computer to another; “LO”
-
Telenet, first Internet Service Provider and commercialized form of ARPANET
-
USENET forms to begin for news and discussion groups
-
The creation of the six basic Internet domains: gov, mil, edu, com, org, net.
-
The creation of HTML which changed how we viewed webpages.
-
The creation of the World Wide Web which changed how we interacted with the Internet.
-
The creation of Yahoo which became one of the first online multi-purpose media outlets.
-
Launches of Amazon and eBay which changed the consumer experience and started the trend of online shopping.
-
The start of the Browser War, companies competing to provide the ultimate online browsing experience.
-
Launch of Netflix; this began the trend of movie consumption which led to the takeover of digital streaming.
-
Launch of Google search engine which impacted how we interact with the Internet and how we consume information.
-
Launch of Napster, one of the first peer-to-peer file sharing service that disrupted the music industry.
-
Launch of WordPress which has become one of the most influential blog publishing resources.
-
Launch of Facebook, which started the social media world as we know it today.
-
Launch of YouTube, which became a platform for strictly video uploads and consumed an uncountable amount of views over time.
-
Launch of Twitter, that became a real-time social media platform that specialized in gathering news and live updates.
-
Launch of Instagram, which like Youtube mass-consumed people’s attention and views which became an incredible platform for advertisers.
-
Middle East New Media Revolts which led to mass uprisings that showed injustices being done through platforms like Facebook and Twitter
-
Edward Snowden reveals that the NSA has been tapping the communication lines of US citizens.
