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Sputnik Satellite Launched into Orbit
The Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space. This inserted fear into American homes because the Soviets were using technology to their advantage and had a great chance to win the Cold War because of it.
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ARPAnet sent its First Message
It sent the message from a computer at UCLA to one at Stanford. The message was ¨LOGIN¨ but only the first two letters were delivered and then the system crashed.
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4 Computers Connected to ARPAnet
Four computers were connected to the ARPAnet towards the end of 1969 but in 1970-71 the network grew rapidly.
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Internet Changes Once More
Tim Berners Lee (from Switzerland) founded the internet we know today, by connecting the whole world to the same server.
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Mosaic Web Browser Created
This was founded by a group of students and Mosaic eventually turned into Netscape. Mosaic was used to search the internet and was made to be user-friendly.
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Congress decided Internet could be used for Commercial Reasons
After congress made this decision, e-commerce became very popular and spread rapidly. Social media was also created because of this ruling.
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Article Written About Web 2.0
Darcy DiNucci wrote an article about how the web will transform into a platform for social media and it would not just be used for emails and ecommerce.
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Facebook Created
Facebook was originally created to only be used by members, and they were only students who went to Harvard but then the website spread to other colleges and then eventually worldwide. It was created by Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow peers.
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Twitter Founded
Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, and Biz Stone. The initial idea was to create a way to communicate with a small group of people. Twitter is still used for the same reason it was established.
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Networking in Space
T.J Creamer posted a tweet from the ISS without any assistance from the station. This marks the first time the internet was able to reach space.
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Online Marriages
People will be able to get married online and get the exact kind of person they want, almost like ordering food. -
Thumbprint Paying
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No More Brick and Mortar Stores
All shopping will be done online and all brick and mortar stores will be gone. -
Operate Manual Labor Jobs from Home
Technology will be so advanced that people will be able to build cars, and operate factories from home with the help of robots.