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The ARPANET Begins
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 -
Email is invented
The first emails are being used to communicate worldwide. http://www.nethistory.info › Ian Peter's History of the Internet -
Online Shopping Pioneered
Online shopping was invented and pioneered by Michael Aldrich in the UK. http://www.aldricharchive.com/internet_online_shopping.html -
Video Chat is Born
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 -
The Internet goes public
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/ -
The First Firewall is Used
The first firewall was implemented to protect websites from hackers. http://www.darkreading.com/who-invented-the-firewall/d/d-id/1129238? -
SMS is Invented
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 -
Amazon is Founded
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 -
Google hits over 1 Billion users
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 -
Most internet servers in the cloud
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 -
The Internet replaces public school
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/ -
Artificial Intelligence runs Internet
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
