Decade Timeline

  • Wikipedia

    Inventor: Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger (Co-founders)
    Wikipedia is a online encyclopedia with articles written by volunteers. It became one of the largest and most popular general reference works on the internet. It changed the way we access information.
  • Skype

    Inventor: Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, and Jaan Tallinn
    Skype revolutionized long-distance communication by having free voice and video calls over the internet. It played a big role in reducing international call costs and introducing face-to-face conversations, influencing how we call now a days.
  • Facebook

    Inventor: Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders
    Facebook, quickly expanded to become the world's largest social networking platform. It transformed the way people communicate, and share information, shaping modern social interactions.
  • iPhone

    Inventor: Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, Jonathan Ive
    The iPhone revolutionized mobile computing by combining a phone, music player, camera, and internet browser into a single device. Its touchscreen interface and app ecosystem changed how we interact with technology, leading to the rise of smartphones as an keystone part of modern life.
  • Google Chrome

    Inventor: Google Inc.
    Google Chrome introduced a faster, more secure, and user-friendly web browsing experience. It contributed to the evolution of web standards. Influencing how we access and interact with information online. Chrome has become one of the most widely used web browsers in the world.