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The Internet
Tim Berners-Lee is the English computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web. The invention gave us the opportunity to share information and communicate with others through networking over then internet,
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Digital Answering Machine
Dr. Kazuo Hashimoto invented the digital answering machine in 1983 but, he wasn't able to commercially produced and ship over to the U.S until 1991. Answering machines were used to leave voices messages when one couldn't answer the phone. Today, people are now able to leave a message on your phone and not have a separate machine for that specific purpose.
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2G Cellphones
2G cellphones were commercially launched in Finland in 1991 by Radiolinja. 2G cellphones provided faster service than previous 1G cellphones. Texting, downloading, and phone calls became more popular with this new service. Overtime these advances have changed and made things run smoother. Today some cellphones now use 5G which proved faster internet services and connections without hassle.
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Yahoo
Yahoo was founded in January 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo. Yahoo has several purpose/search engines embedded into their services. Some which include email services, a search engine of it's own, and a news branch. Many of us have a yahoo email or is the first page they're directed to when the open the internet.
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Google
Google was founded on September 4, 1998 by founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. More than 70% of online search is controlled by google. Overtime Google has expanded their services to not just online search engines but yo emails, mobile phones, computers, and tablets.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Google-Inc