Internet

significant events on the internet

  • Jan 1, 1171

    Email.

    Email.
    E-mail was invented by Ray Tomlinson.
  • Google.

    Google.
    Google is an American multinational corporation which provides Internet-related products and services, including internet search, cloud computing, software and advertising technologies. Google was first incorporated as a privately held company.
  • Wikipedia

    Wikipedia
    Wikipedia - launched in 2001, two huge contributions: 1) open access to encyclopaedic information and 2) breaks down barriers of official knowledge by allowing anyone to participate in its creation.
  • Skype.

    Skype.
    The service allows users to communicate with peers by voice, video, and instant messaging over the Internet. Phone calls may be placed to recipients on the traditional telephone networks.
  • Facebook.

    Facebook.
    Facebook is a social networking service launched in February 2004, owned and operated by Facebook, Inc. As of September 2012, Facebook has over one billion active users, More than half of them using Facebook on a mobile device.
  • Youtube.

    Youtube.
    YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos.
  • Mobile Web

    Mobile Web
    Mobile Web and Internet-enabled mobile apps - mobile apps or mobile-friendly webpages have enabled ubiquitous access to the Internet, surpassing desktop access since 2008