Technology Timeline

  • WiFi

    WiFi
    WiFi was invented by NCR Corporations and AT&T. Wifi makes it way easier and quicker to connect to the internet, especially now that alot of places have wifi.
  • Launch of the WWW

    Tim Berners-Lee formed the world wide web on this date. Without the world wide web, the internet would be much harder to access. for school and other things.
  • DVD

    DVD
    Watching movies was a big part of my life when I was a kid. The DVD made watching movies much more convient and easy.
  • MP3

    On November 26, 1996, a patent was issued for the MP3. Music is a big part of my life, so if the MP3 was never patented, it would be much harder to access music on a daily basis.
  • Google

    Google
    Google was founded on this date, helping to make doing homework easier and faster.
  • Text Messaging

    Text Messaging
    AT&T introduced text messaging on this date in 2000. it made communication much easier and convienent.
  • Friendster

    Friendster
    Friendster was launched in 2003, kicking off the social networking revolution, a big part of mostly all our lives today and an easier way to communicate.
  • Skype

    Skype
    Skype was invented by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. On Skype i can video chat with my brother and sister at college and keep in touch.
  • Youtube

    Youtube
    Youtube was invented by Steve Chen and Chad Hurley in February 2005. This has helped share videos, watch videos for help with schoolwork, and spread the word about important events, problems, etc.
  • Twitter

    Twitter
    Twitter was invented on this date by Jack Dorsey. Twitter helps everyone keep up with basically everything. My favorite social networking site