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LOGIN
The first message ever transmitted was "LOG" since the "G" cause the system to crash before "LOGIN" could be typed. -
The inventor of email tried to keep it a secret
Ray Tomlinson created a program that would send messages between two different computers and created email in the process. He didn't want anyone to know about it since it wasn't what he was supposed to be working on. -
Introduction of "Internet"
The "Internet Transmission Control Program" booklet first introduced the shortening of the term "internetworking" to "internet". -
Steve Jobs indirectly helped create the internet
He was fired from Apple and created the NeXT computer which he sold to only one person, who happened to be Tim Berners-Lee. -
The entire web used to be one computer
Tim Berners-Lee invented the first world wide web, which he kept on his personal computer. -
First Webcam
The first webcam was introduced in 1991 when Cambridge University used it to monitor a pot of coffee -
Commercial online activity was once banned
Congress passed the Scientific Advanced Technology Act which allowed commercial activity online. -
First Banner Ad
The first banner ad came to the internet in 1994 as part of AT&T ad campaign. -
First ever YouTube video
The first YouTube video was uploaded by Jawed Karin and was 18 seconds long. -
Internet Terrorism
5 deep-sea cables that provided Internet connectivity to the Middle East were cut and internet terrorism began. -
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