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Wikipedia
Founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger in 2001, Wikipedia changed how people can create and access information on the internet. It was created to have free, easily accessible information at any users fingertips for almost any topic imaginable. Currently, there are over millions of people that use Wikipedia daily to retrieve knowledge about varying topics. -
Xbox
Xbox was created by Microsoft to give people access to gaming with people around the world. It was the first console launched from America after the Atari Jaguar was discontinued. It is still a very popular gaming platform to this day. -
Firefox
Firefox is one of the most popular internet browsers. It is available in 74 languages across the globe. It uses extensions and themes to enhance the users browsing preferences. -
Youtube
Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim founded Youtube to be a platform where videos can be created or watched for free. It was the second most popular website visited in 2020, just behind Google. The platform can allow its creators to gain popularity and even make a living off of creating content. -
iPhone
While the iPod came a few years before, the iPhone was a big change in how people connect through the internet. It gives the ability to have entertainment, pictures, communication and information in one device that can fit in a pocket. The iPhone is used by almost 50% of smartphone users here in the United States.