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The first-ever computer-to-computer link was established on ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network). http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4399541/ARPANET-establishes-1st-computer-to-computer-link--October-29--1969
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The first emails are being used to communicate worldwide. http://www.nethistory.info › Ian Peter's History of the Internet
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Online shopping was invented and pioneered by Michael Aldrich in the UK. http://www.aldricharchive.com/internet_online_shopping.html
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NASA pioneers new innovations for their space programs, once such being face to face communications over long distances, or video chat. http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/125981/computers/how_video_chat_started.html
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The internet goes live around the world to everyone who has a device that can access it. https://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/08/06/20-years-ago-today-the-world-wide-web-opened-to-the-public/
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The first firewall was implemented to protect websites from hackers. http://www.darkreading.com/who-invented-the-firewall/d/d-id/1129238?
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The first text was sent on this day from Neil Papworth who sent "Merry Christmas to the CEO of another internet company" http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/125981/computers/how_video_chat_started.html
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Jeffrey P. Bezos, founds Amazon. The company, which now generates over $61 Billion in Revenue and holds the title as the world’s largest online retailer, was started out of Bezos’s garage at 30 years old. http://www.businessinsider.com/google-services-with-1-billion-users-2015-10
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The tech giant Google has hit over 1 billion users on platforms such as YouTube, Google Chrome, and Android. http://www.businessinsider.com/google-services-with-1-billion-users-2015-10
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Most internet servers and storage places will take place in the cloud drives. http://www.networkworld.com/article/2238913/wireless/10-fool-proof-predictions-for-the-internet-in-2020.html
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With all classes now online, brick and mortar public schools have become irrelevant, and are saving money by having less teachers teach their online courses. http://www.pewinternet.org/2001/09/01/the-internet-and-education/
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Artificial Intelligence help us manage our online tasks with ease. They keep our internet lives less cluttered. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141015-will-we-fear-tomorrows-internet
