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USSR launches Sputnik
USSR launches Sputnik into space and, with it, global communications. -
ARPAnet's structural proposal written
Dr. Howard Frank co-writes the proposal that wins the contract to design the network structure for the ARPAnet. -
IMP network links first four nodes
The physical Interface Message Processor (IMP) is constructed, linking four nodes: University of California at Los Angeles, SRI in Stanford, University of California of Santa Barbara, and University of Utah. -
IMP network grows
Fifteen nodes (23 hosts) comprise the IMP network. -
Ray Tomlinson invents Email
Ray Tomlinson invents the Email program to send messages across a distributed network. -
Google creates Gmail
Created by Paul Buchheit. -
Myspace launches
Created by Tom Anderson and Chris Dewolfe. -
Facebook
Facebook, a social networking service which began at Harvard, expands to other universities. -
Youtube
First organized video streaming and video sharing platform. -
Tumblr
Live streaming and micro blogging platform. -
Snapchat
New platform for chatting by posting pictures.
