Inventions/Innovations in the 2000's

By simms1
  • Windows XP

    Windows XP
    Windows XP is an operating system developed and manufactured by Microsoft Corporation. Considered one of the most loved versions of Windows for its ease of use, fast performance, and stability. The two primary versions of Windows XP were, Home Edition and Professional. The XP stands for experience. Not long after the successor to Windows XP, Windows Vista was released in 2007.
  • Linkedin

    Linkedin
    On May 5th, 2003, Reid Hoffman officially launched LinkedIn. Currently the largest professional network in the world. Linkedin is used for networking and career development, also job seekers can post their resumes and employers can post jobs.
  • Facebook (Meta Platforms)

    Facebook (Meta Platforms)
    Facebook, recently name changed to meta platforms, was created in 2004. CEO Mark Zuckerburg and fellow Harvard students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes are the founders and creators. Originally created to connect Harvard students to one another, quickly became the biggest social media platform to date with the most active users.
  • Youtube

    Youtube
    On February 14, 2005, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim registered youtube. It allowed users to upload videos, view them, rate them with likes and dislikes, share them, add videos to playlists, report, make comments on videos, and subscribe to other users. By the time it officially launched on December 15, 2005, it served more than 2 million video views a day.
  • Iphone

    Iphone
    Announced in January 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone. This phone came with OS 1 operating system just like a desktop, eliminating buttons, and the need for a stylus pen. A combination of an iPod and a revolutionary mobile phone.