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First official website
a text-only effort describing the World Wide Web or “W3” browser, goes live on the world’s first server. It was run on Tim Berners-Lee’s Next computer at CERN, which is now on display at the organization’s museum. -
earliest web site
Swiss developer Oscar Nierstrasz builds one of the earliest web search engines, W3 Catalog. -
White House website
The White House gets its first website, an “interactive citizens’ handbook” that allows users to find the latest presidential statements and browse pictures of the First Family. -
first search engine
WebCrawler becomes the first search engine to enable full-text searches, allowing users to look for keywords anywhere on any webpage. -
First Banner Ad
Featured on HotWired.com and promoting AT&T’s telecoms services, it reads: “Have you ever clicked your mouse right HERE? -
Craigslist
Craig Newmark, begins listing San Francisco-area events online. It would later become one of the world’s most visited — and often, weirdest — websites. -
First Auctionweb
we know it now, eBay. They include a broken laser pointer (sold for $14.83), autographed Marky Mark underwear ($400) and a Superman lunchbox ($22). -
Hotmail
one of the world’s first web-based messaging services to bring free email to the masses. Within 18 months it has several million customers. -
begining of Facebook
Launch of “the Facebook,” designed by Harvard University students. More than 1,000 undergraduates sign up within the first 24 hours. -
Celebrates 24 years of history