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ARPANET
The first extensive network to link computers in different parts of the world was Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET). In order for the computers to connect, it required phone lines and went online in late 1969. It wasn't until 1990 that ARPANET was shut down because there were so many interconnected computers that the internet had begun to take its place. -
Email
By developing the networked email system for the ARPANET in 1971, Ray Tomlinson invented and developed electronic mail as we know it today. The idea of practically immediate communication between devices within an organization quickly gained popularity because it was so useful and practical. -
First ISP
It is widely accepted that Telenet, the first commercial ARPANET version launched in 1974, was the first Internet Service Provider (ISP). Telnet is a network protocol that allows for two-way, collaborative, text-based communication between two computers as well as remote computer access. -
Microsoft launches
The words microcomputer and software were used in the name of Microsoft, which was formed in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen. The biggest provider of computer software worldwide is Microsoft. Also, it is a top supplier of internet services including search and cloud computing, video games, computer and gaming hardware, and other services. -
Computer Science Network (CSNET)
The National Science Foundation provided funding for Computer Science Network (CSNET), which launched online in 1981. Their goal was to link academic computer scientists from various institutions. Universities with limited access to ARPANET now have more options for accessing the internet. -
DNS established
The Domain Name System (DNS) is referred to as the Internet's phonebook. DNS enables us to access the internet or send emails without being aware of the technical details involved by transforming IP address numbers into domain names that are human-readable. -
HTML developed
HTML stands for Hypertext Markup. In 1993, the language emerged as a medium for the delivery of relatively straightforward structured papers, suited for authors who were scientists or academics rather than experts in printing or other parts of document design. -
National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET)
The National Science Foundation provided funding for National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET), which went online in 1986. It enabled the nationwide connection of multiple supercomputers and contributed to the early 1990s and 1980s rapid growth of internet usage. -
IRC launched
A technique for sending and receiving real-time, synchronous communications is Internet relay chat. IRC channels are maintained on servers all around the world and allow users to type messages to other users on the same channel who share their interests in the same subject. -
WWW introduced
The World Wide Web (WWW), developed by British scientist Tim Berners-Lee, debuted in 1989. To satisfy the need for automated information-sharing amongst scientists in universities and institutes around the world, the Web was initially designed and developed. -
First Webcam
The coffee maker in the Trojan Room was a computer lab coffee maker at the University of Cambridge in England. The first webcam was developed in 1991 by Quentin Stafford-Fraser and Paul Jardetzky and moved from their lab network to the internet in 1993. -
MP3 invented
MP3 stands for MPEG Audio Layer III, an audio compression standard that shrinks any music file without significantly affecting sound quality. Motion Pictures Expert Group, or MPEG, which stands for MP3 -
First graphical browser
The first browser to display graphics alongside text rather than in a separate window is Mosaic. When Mosaic, the first graphical Web browser, was released in 1993, collections were utilized to advertise it. -
Hotmail developed
Established in 1996 by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith as one of the first free web-based e-mail systems in the world, Hotmail was eventually purchased by Microsoft in 1997. -
Google created
On September 4, 1998, while Larry Page and Sergey Brin were pursuing their PhDs at Stanford University in California, Google was created. They created a search engine that assessed the significance of various Web pages based on links. -
Wikipedia launches
On January 15, 2001, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger introduced Wikipedia. Sanger came up with the moniker by fusing the terms wiki and encyclopedia. A group of volunteers known as Wikipedians creates and updates the free multilingual online encyclopedia Wikipedia. -
Facebook launches
On February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard sophomore, introduces Facebook, a social networking site he created to facilitate communication among Harvard students. Almost a thousand people had registered by the following day. The website, which is now simply known as Facebook, swiftly grew to become one of the most important social media companies in history. With over 2 billion monthly active users, Facebook is currently among the most valuable businesses in the world. -
Gmail launched
Google offers Gmail as a free email service. It had 1.5 billion users who were active as of 2019. Typically, a user will use a web browser or the official mobile app to access Gmail. -
YouTube launches
Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three ex-workers of the American e-commerce firm PayPal, registered it on February 14, 2005. The notion was that common people would take pleasure in sharing their "home films." -
Twitter invented
Twitter is a social networking and news website where users exchange brief messages known as tweets. Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams founded Twitter in March 2006, and it went live in July of the same year. -
Boom in online activity
For the first time, 400 million users are actively using the internet; this number has since risen to billions.