Internet Timeline

By 18efoley

  • ARPA Connects 4 Universities

    ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) connects Four Major Universities and designed for research, education, and government organization

  • Electronic Mail

    Electronic Email is introduced for the first time by Ray Tomlinson, a Cambridge, Mass Gradauate.

  • Queen Elizabeth sends her first email.

    She is the first state leader to do so.

  • Internet is Used For The 1st Time

    The term Internet is used for the first.

  • Cyberspace

    Writer William Gibson coins the phrase "cyberspace."

  • Internet Worm

    The Virus called the Internet Worm temporarily shuts dow 10% of the world's internet servers.

  • The White House

    The White House launches it's website www.WhiteHouse.gov

  • Google Opens 1st Office

    Google opens it's first office in California.

  • Napster

    College Student Shawn Fanning invents Napster, which is a Computer Application which allows music to be swapped throughout the internet.

  • MySpace

    Myspace.Com

  • Users

    58.5% of the population use the internet.

  • Itunes Store

    Apple introduces Itunea Store, which allows customers to buy music for 99 cents.

  • Youtube

    Youtube is launched.

  • 92 Million Websites

    There are 92 Million Websites Online.

  • World of Warcraft

    The online game World of Warcraft has 9 Million Subscribers.