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Skype
Skype is a Voice over IP (VoIP) service that lets you make voice and video calls, instant message, and share files with one person or a group. It can be used on a phone, on a tablet, and on a computer. In 2005, the number of Skype users was around 50 million. By 2010, there were more than 600 million users. -
Facebook
Facebook was founded in 2004 by Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Mark Zuckerberg, and Chris Hughes, all students at Harvard University. Facebook became the largest social network in the world. In 2021 there were almost three billion users. -
Google Maps
On February 8, 2005, Google Maps was launched as a new solution for navigation for people to "get from point A to point B.” In 2007, Google Maps expanded from the computer to the smartphone on Apple’s first iPhone. Today over 1 billion people use it every month. -
YouTube
YouTube is a free video sharing website that launched on Feb 14th, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen. In Oct 2006, Google bought YouTube. It is now the second most used website after Google Search. -
Amazon Kindle
Nov 19, 2007, the first Amazon Kindle e-reader launched in New York City. The original price was $399 and it came with 90,000 books available. It sold out in less than 6 hours. The Kindle is still the world’s most popular e-reader.