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"Radiated Library"
A Belgian information expert, Paul Otlet, came up with the idea of using the telephone and radio to create a 'radiated library'. This would then make something like the Internet. -
"Galactic Network"
J.C.R. Licklider wrote a number of memos describing his "galactic network" concept. These were the first recorded descriptions of social interactions that could take place through networking. What he envisioned was a set of computers globally connected, which everyone could access data and programs from any site quickly. -
DARPA
J.C.R. Licklider was able to convince Ivan Sutherland, Bob Taylor and Lawrence G. Roberts about how important his networking concept was. These people were his successors at DARPA. -
Use Packets Instead
A man named Kleinrock had an idea about the feasibility of communications using packets rather than circuits. This was a major step towards computer networking. -
Kleinrock's Theory
Kleinrock's theory about the need for using packet switching rather than circuits was confirmed. -
ARPANET
The funded community DARPA refined the overall structure and specifications for the ARPANET. -
IMP
BBN installed the first interface messaging processor(IMP) and the first host computer was connected. The SRI was connected to the ARPANET. -
ARPANET
The Network Working Group, who were working under S. Crocker finished the first ARPANET Host-to-Host protocol. This was called the Network Control Protocol(NCP). -
ARPANET Demonstration
A man named Kahn had organized a large and successful demonstration of the ARPANET. This was done at the International Computer Communication Conference and was the first demonstration to the public of the network technology. -
E-mail
E-mail, short for electronic mail, was introduced and this was done by Ray Tomlinson who worked for BBN. -
TCP/IP
Robert Elliot Kahn created the Transmission Control Protocol and the Internet Protocol(TCP/IP). -
PC Modem
In 1977 Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington created and introduced the first PC modem. -
Smiley Culture
Scott Fahlman had the suggestion of using smileys such as :-) and :-( in order to show a persons emotions when writing an e-mail. This started the 'smiley culture'. -
AOL
In 1989 the company AOL was launched. AOL provided dial-up internet services as they were an internet service provider. -
Yahoo!
In 1994 Jerry Yang and David Filo created what was called 'Jerry and David's guide to the world wide web' but in 1995 it was renamed 'Yahoo!'. -
Google
Google was launched by Larry Page and Sergey Brin and they created a ranking system that uses links in order to establish how popular a website is. -
Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook making it available to fellow Harvard University students. It wasn't until September 2006 that it became available to any person over the age of 13. -
Youtube
Youtube was launched on this day meaning the dawn of free online video hosting and sharing was available to everybody. -
Twitter
Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams and Biz Stone all founded the social networking site Twitter. On this day Jack sent the first ever tweet and the boys were original going to call it 'Twittr' which would have been inspired by Flickr. -
4G
4G wireless networks became available to the public in the United States in 2010.
