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1993- AOL gives away (or sells) internet by hours on a CD
In one of the largest mass-mail advertisements, AOL sent out cds that contained hours of internet access. Image Source: America Online, Inc., Public Domain -
1997- BlackBoard releases
Popular learning Management System BlackBoard is created. Image Source: BlackBoard, Public Domain -
1998- Amazon expands past being a book store
E-Commerce giant, Amazon started as a place for books but expanded to more offerings in 1998 -
1999- Xanga Releases
A once popular blogging website, Xanga releases -
2001- Apple releases the iPod
Changing the way music was bought for ever, the first MP3 player, the iPod, was released by Apple Image Source: Kyro, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 -
2003- MySpace is released
Arguably the first website that introduced the world to social media, MySpace is released by everyone's friend Tom. Image Source: MySpace, Public Domain -
2007- Apple introduces the iPhone
Cellphones were forever changed when Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone and App Store for the first time. -
2020- Covid drives schools and businesses online
As the Covid pandemic of 2020 ravaged the world, the internet provided a way for people to go about their everyday responsibilities and led to a rise of online synchronous classes and lead to the popularity of video chatting for classes