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The USSR launches Sputnik, the first artificial earth satellite.
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A man by the name of Ray Tomlinson, a Cambridge, Mass., a computer scientist. He used the @ sign to distinguish between the sender and network names in there e-mail address.
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Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter and running mate Walter Mondale use email to plan campaign events.
Queen Elizabeth sends her first email. She's the first state leader to do so. -
The word “Internet” is used for the first time.
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Domain Name System (DNS) is established, with network addresses identified by extensions such as .com, .org, and .edu.
Writer William Gibson coins the term “cyberspace.” -
Quantum Computer Services, which later changes its name to America Online, debuts. It offers email, electronic bulletin boards, news, and other information.
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A virus called the Internet Worm temporarily shuts down about 10% of the world's Internet servers.
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The World (world.std.com) debuts as the first provider of dial-up Internet access for consumers.
Tim Berners-Lee of CERN (European Laboratory for Particle Physics) develops a new technique for distributing information on the Internet. He calls it the World Wide Web. The Web is based on hypertext, which permits the user to connect from one document to another at different sites on the Internet via hyperlinks (specially programmed words, phrases, buttons, or graphics). -
The White House launches its website, www.whitehouse.gov.
Initial commerce sites are established and mass marketing campaigns are launched via email, introducing the term “spamming” to the Internet vocabulary.
Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark start Netscape Communications. They introduce the Navigator browser. -
Approximately 45 million people are using the Internet, with roughly 30 million of those in North America (United States and Canada), 9 million in Europe, and 6 million in Asia/Pacific (Australia, Japan, etc.). 43.2 million (44%) U.S. households own a personal computer, and 14 million of them are online.
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Google opens its first office, in California.
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College student Shawn Fanning invents Napster, a computer application that allows users to swap music over the Internet.
The number of Internet users worldwide reaches 150 million by the beginning of 1999. More than 50% are from the United States.
“E-commerce” becomes the new buzzword as Internet shopping rapidly spreads.
MySpace.com is launched. -
YouTube.com is launched. And in 2006 there are more than 92 million websites online.
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Legal online music downloads triple to 6.7 million downloads per week.
Colorado Rockies' computer system crashes when it receives 8.5 million hits within the first 90 minutes of World Series ticket sales.
The online game, World of Warcraft, hits a milestone when it surpasses 9 million subscribers worldwide in July. -
When multi-touch was created.
Ciplex Built the World's First Multi-Touch Website Using Silverlight.In December 2010, 4G Wireless Networks are launched in the United States, allowing for high-speed connections to devices such as cell phones, tablet computers, netbooks, and laptops. In 2011, technology companies are working with educators and independent developers to provide for immersive experiences, applying the best learning techniques with technology.
