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The first camera phone was released in the year 2000. It is credited to have been produced and released by Sharp Corporation. The introduction of the camera phone forever changed the way humans capture the important moments in their lives. Today, most camera phones can take just as good a picture as an expensive camera. Sources;
https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/tech-nostalgia-the-top-10-innovations-of-the-2000s/3/ -
In 2001, Apple introduces the first iPod. Not only is this recognized as the most advanced MP3 player of it's time, it will also serve as the blueprint for the iPhone.
Sources;
https://www.virginialeenlaw.com/faq/faq-when-was-the-ipod-invented.html
https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/tech-nostalgia-the-top-10-innovations-of-the-2000s/4/ -
in 2004, Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, along with his friends, creates and finds Facebook. Facebook will go on to change the way we interact with the world forever. Today, Facebook has over 3 billion monthly users worldwide.
Sources; https://www.thoughtco.com/who-invented-facebook-1991791 -
In 2005, YouTube is founded by Jawed Karim, Steve Chen, and Chad Hurley. YouTube is the largest video sharing website in the world. Anyone with access can upload a video. As mentioned in this module, 80% of our computer usage is made up of video streaming, we can imagine YouTube makes u a large chink of that percentage.
Sources; https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/who-founded-youtube.html#:~:text=Videos%20that%20are%20considered%20potentially%20inappropriate%20could%20only,Karim%2C%20Steve%20Ch -
In 2007, Apple company introduces the 1st iPhone. It was one of the 1st touch screen phones in the world. It set the standard for all future cellphones, and is the reason we have the smartphones that we all can not live without today.
Sources; https://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-the-iphone/
