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Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is Created
ARPA found a way that computers can talk
to each other in case of nuclear attack. -
Computers at Stanford and UCLA Connected for the First Time
The first hosts on what would one day become the Internet. -
An Arpanet Network Was Established
Network between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company
that created the "interface message processor" computers used to connect to the network) in 1970 was created. -
Email was First Developed
Developed by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use
the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (which later on became the domain name) -
The Beginning of TCP/IP
A proposal was published to link Arpa-like networks together into a so-called "inter-network", which would have no central control and would work around a transmission control protocol (which eventually became TCP/IP). -
The First Personal Computer Modem is Invented
The modem was invented by Dennis Hayes
and Dale Heatherington, and was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists. -
Spam is Born
The first unsolicited commercial email message(later known as spam), was sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk. -
MUD
The earliest form of multiplayer games was debuted- The precursor to World of Warcraft and Second Life was developed in 1979, and was called MUD (short for MultiUser Dungeon). MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat. -
Ethernet Is Born
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN).
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The First Emoticon
The first emoticon was used. While many people credit Kevin MacKenzie with the invention of the emoticon in 1979, it was Scott Fahlman in 1982 who proposed using :-) after a joke, rather than the original -) proposed by MacKenzie. -
The Domain Name System Was Created
The first Domain Name Servers (DNS) was created. The domain name system was important in that it made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP address counterparts. DNS servers allowed Internet users to type in an easy-to- remember domain name and then converted it to the IP address automatically. -
The Fist GIF Is Created
The first GIF was created by software writer Steve Wilhite while he was working for CompuServe.
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World Wide Web Protocols Finished the Code for the World Wide Web
the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, based on his proposal from the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URLs. -
The First Web Page is Created
1991 brought some major innovations to the world of the Internet.
The first web page was created and, much like the first email explained what email was, its purpose was to explain what the World Wide Web was. -
The World Wide Web Becomes Public
The World Wide Web, invented by Tim Berners-Lee, goes public.
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Amazon Was Founded
Amazon was founded as an online bookstore that later began selling other things. Now it is the largest internet retailer in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company) -
eBay Is Created
The online auction website was founded by Pierre Omidyar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay -
Google Was Created
One of the most popular search engines and tech companies was created.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google -
Skype Is Created
telecommunications company that created an app with the same name that provides video chat and instant message services to its users
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype_Technologies -
Facebook Is Created
Facebook, a widely popular social media website, was created by Mark Zuckerberg and other Harvard students.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook -
The Creation of YouTube
The popular video-sharing website was created by three former PayPal employees.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube -
Spotify Is Created
A popular music streaming website was created. The mobile app launched about two years later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotify
