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Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is created.
Found a way that computers talk to each other in case of a nuclear attack. -
Computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time.
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An Arpanet network was established
Network between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company that created the "interface message processor" computers used to connect the network) in 1970 was created. -
Email first developed
Developed by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (which later on became the domain name). -
The Beginning of TCP/IP
A proposal was published to link Arpa-like networks together into a so-called "inter-network", which would have no central control and would work around a transmission control protocol (which eventually became TCP/IP). -
The first Personal Computer Modem is Invented
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Spam is Born
The first unsolicited commercial email message (later known as spam), was sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk. -
MUD - The earliest form of multiplayer games were born
The precursor to World of Warcraft and Second Life was developed in 1979, and was called MUD (Multi User Dungeon). MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat. -
The First Emoticon :-)
The first emoticon was used. While many people credit Kevin MacKenzie with the invention of the first emoticon in 1979, it was Scott Fahlman in 1982 who proposed using :-) after a joke, rather than the original -) proposed by MacKenzie. -
The Domain Name System was Created
The first domain name servers (DNS) was created. the domain name system was important in that in that it made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP address counterparts. DNS servers allowed Internet users to type in an easy-to-remember domain name and then converted it to the IP address automatically. -
World Wide Web protocols finished
The code for the world wide web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, based on his proposal from the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URLs. -
First web page created 1991
1991 brought major innovations to the world of the Internet. The first web page was created and, much like the first email explained what the email was, its purpose was to explain what the world wide web was. -
The first graphical browser
Mosaic is the first graphical browser and is preceded by the World Wide Web. It was developed at the University of Illinois. Link text -
Lewinsky Scandal puts news online
The Internet becomes a prime news venue after President Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky. Link text -
Napster is created
Napster was the first website that was made to allow users of computers to easily share files, typically mp3 files. Link text -
A wireless technology called 802.11b, or WiFi, is made
WiFi is now one of the only ways we can get onto the Internet, and it rules our lives now. Link text -
MySpace becomes the most popular social network
MySpace is a social networking website that had an influence on pop culture, music, and games. MySpace allowed the release of companies like Zynga. Link text -
Facebook college network created
College networks were used for students at a specific school to show that you are affiliated with that school or place. However, this has since been outdated and turned into businesses. Link text -
There are an estimated 92 million websites online
The Internet is starting to make its way into everyday lives and people are starting to understand the Internet more and more. Link text -
iPhone introduces mobile web
The Apple iPhone was a revolutionary creation that allowed people to call someone just by pointing at the phone number. It was also the first smartphone to be able to see websites as they appeared on a computer instead of a mobile version. Link text -
Google reaches 1 trillion URLs
The Internet is rapidly growing and now has over 1 trillion websites. Link text -
Facebook announces that it has 400 million active users
Facebook is growing at a constant rate and now has more active users than the older MySpace, which used to be the most popular social media site. Link text
