Global internet

Internet Timeline

  • ARPANET

    ARPANET

    ARPANET was created. It was a connection of computers at UCLA, Stanford, UCSB, and Univ. of Utah.
  • E-mail

    E-mail

    Email was introduced. Ray Tomlinson is credited for inventing email.
  • Google

    Google

    Google was founded, in Menlo Park, CA. Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, it is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
  • Myspace

    Myspace

    Myspace was founded by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe. It is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.
  • Facebook

    Facebook

    Facebook was founded in Cambridge, MA. Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, and Chris Hughes were the founders of Facebook. It is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.
  • YouTube

    YouTube

    YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. It was founded in San Mateo, CA and it is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.
  • Twitter

    Twitter

    Twitter was founded in San Francisco, CA. Evan Williams, Noah Glass, Jack Dorsey, and Biz Stone were the founders of twitter.
  • Instagram

    Instagram

    Instagram was founded by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. It is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA as well as Facebook. Facebook are the developers of Instagram.
  • Messenger

    Messenger

    Messenger was released. It is an instant messaging service and software application which provides text and voice communication.
  • Snapchat

    Snapchat

    Snapchat was founded by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown. It is an image messaging and multimedia mobile application.