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Doug Engelbart invents the mouse
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ARPANET
The first network of multiple computers created by the Department of Defense. -
The term internet created
The new network between computers was labeled as the internet. -
Internet open for commercial use
NSF lifts the restrictions on the public use of the internet. -
AT&T Creates the first internet ad
The ad was a banner ad on Hotwire.com and is shown here -
Java released
Programming language, Java, is released. Today it is still widely used. -
Amazon starts selling
Amazon offers many goods and services today and was the first corporation to sell e-books. -
Google is activated
Google has not only become the worlds most used search engines but one of the biggest companies in e-commerce today. -
E-commerce skyrocketing
More than two-thirds of direct marketers - including catalogers, TV shopping channels and membership clubs - currently conducting e-commerce are making money online -
YouTube Launch
Youtube has become the go to for content creation and video streaming, and was one of the first websites to do so. -
Online apparel and accessories will reach $96.41 Billion
This is the projection for revenue generated from apparel and accessory sales on the internet alone.
