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ARPANET established, first message sent
First message sent from University of California, Los Angeles to Stanford Research Institute. The first full word was "login," after the system crashed hours earlier when "l" and "o" were sent. -
Four-Node ARPANET Permananently Established
The entire ARPANET first included University of California, Los Angeles, Stanford Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Computer Science department at the University of Utah. -
First International Conference on Computer Communications
Held in Washington, D.C., it was the first public display of ARPANET and other networking projects. -
Microsoft Founded
Microsoft founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico by Bill Gates and Paul Allen -
Apple Computer Inc Founded
Apple Computer Inc. founded in Cupertino, California. by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. -
Control Gaming Corporation founded
Control Gaming Corporation's only product, the GameLine for the Atari 2600, was the first platform to allow users to download games, though it was only temporary. The company went under quickly, and the remnants formed Quantum Computer Services, later renamed AOL. -
AOL Founded (again, but officially this time. we think)
First founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, then again in 1985 as Quantum Computer Services, the name was officially changed to America Online in 1989. -
Quantum and Apple launch AppleLink Personal Edition
AppleLink, originally created as a resource for Apple dealers, employees, and developers, was now integrated into Apple II and Macintosh computers. -
First Graphical Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
Neverwinter Nights, a Dungeons & Dragons game co developed by AOL and Stormfront Studios, became the first MORPG, and was part of AOL's subscription based service until 1997. -
AOL for DOS created
AOL for Windows followed a year later. AOL eventually goes on to provide dial up internet service for millions of users. -
SixDegrees.com was founded
Founded by Andrew Weinreich
One of the first sites to allow users to create profiles, invite friends, organize groups and look at other user's profiles.
It was launched a year later. -
Neverwinter Nights Meets it's Demise
AOL discontinues Neverwinter Nights. Near the end of it's lifetime, Neverwinter Nights had 115,000 players and typically hosted 2,000 players during peak hours. -
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Niche Social Networks became popular.
Specified social networks such as Asian Avenue and BlackPlanet flourished. -
LiveJournal was created.
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Napster was released.
Napster was an online music store that emphasized sharing music. -
Blogger was created.
It is credited for helping to popularize blogging. -
Launch of Wikipedia
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Launch of Friendster!
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LinkedIn Launched
Launched in December of 2002, following the launch of Friendster in March of 2002! -
Myspace Launched
Only available to those who are students at Harvard and remained that way until 2006, when it was finally released to the general public. -
Launch of Facebook
Launched by Mark Zuckerburg -
Youtube was Created
Created by previous employees of PayPal. The first video was uploaded in April of 2005 and it was uploaded by a man from the San Diego Zoo in California. It can still be viewed today on Youtube. -
Twitter Launched!
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Tumblr Launched!
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First iPhone was released
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TweetDeck begins. TweetDeck is a desktop application for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, and other social networking sites.
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Facebook surpresses MySpace in number of users
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The App store opens via iTunes.
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Youtube reaches 1 billion views per day
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Facebook creates the "like button"
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Foursquare, a location-based social networking website, goes live.
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Microsoft's Bing joins Yahoo and Google
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Instagram created
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First Prototype Launch of Pinterest
Only made available to close friends and colleagues of the founders in 2010. -
Launch of Google +
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Snapchat is born!
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"Fourth screen” technology — smartphones and tablets start to change how we use social media
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Tinder reaches 20 million users
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Facebook Acquired Oculus with interest of utilizing their virtual reality headsets
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