History Of The Internet

By bautis18@go.stockton.edu

  • Launch of ARPANET

    Launch of ARPANET
    the ARPANET node at UCLA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science connected with the node at SRI International (SRI) in Menlo Park, California
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    History Of the Internet

  • The First Email

    The First Email
    Ray Tomlinson created an electronic messaging system for ARPANET, which was a precursor to the internet. He also decided to use the “@” symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (which later became the domain name)

  • Project Gutenburg

    Project Gutenburg
    Was a global effort to make books and documents in the public domain available electronically–for free–in a variety of eBook and electronic formats.

  • The First Online Game

    The First Online Game
    Maze War existed before the internet, but early net pioneers adapted a version for use on ARPANET in 1974, making it a contender for the title of the first online game.

  • First Spam Email

    First Spam Email
    The first spammy email was sent over ARPANET in 1978 which brought the first unsolicited commercial email message and was sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk

  • First Emoticon

    First Emoticon
    Many people credit Kevin MacKenzie with the invention of the emoticon in 1979, but it was Scott Fahlman in 1982 who proposed using 🙂 after a joke, rather than the original.

  • Invention Of GIF

    Invention Of GIF
    Steve Wichita of CompuServe invents the GIF. He will insist its pronunciation should use a hard J sound, like the peanut butter. Animated gifs won't arrive until 1989, and they won't repeat until 1995.

  • Dawn of the World Wide Web

    Dawn of the World Wide Web
    Computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee explains a blueprint for the internet in his paper, "Information Management: A Proposal.", he creates three technologies that form the foundation of the internet we use today.

  • AOL Is Launched

    AOL Is Launched
    When Apple pulled out of the AppleLink program in 1989, the project was renamed and America Online was born. It made the Internet popular amongst the average Internet users.

  • First Search Engine

    First Search Engine
    Alan Emtage, a college student in Montreal, created the first search engine for a school project. The search engine was known as the Archie Index. Archie makes it much easier to find specific files on the constantly-expanding internet.

  • Web Goes Worldwide

    Web Goes Worldwide
    CERN makes its web source code public domain, or free for anyone to use. Now anyone who wants to learn can host a server or create a website.

  • World Wide Web Standards

    World Wide Web Standards
    The code for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, based on his proposal from the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URLs. Their mission was to make sure the web would be accessible to everyone.

  • First Smartphone

    First Smartphone
    Smartphones took the functionality of PDAs to the next level with cellular internet connectivity.

  • Social Media Goes Mainstream

    Social Media Goes Mainstream
    Andrew Weinreich created Six Degrees, and introduces user profiles, friend groups, and other features that will soon become standard.

  • First Pop Up

    First Pop Up
    An innocent sounding feature of the freshly released JavaScript web language allows online advertisers to create pop-up ads in 1997.

  • Google Launched

    Google Launched
    Google went live in 1998, revolutionizing the way in which people find information online.

  • Wifi Created

    Wifi Created
    A group of important tech companies forms the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance.

  • Wikipedia Launched

    Wikipedia Launched
    With the dotcom collapse still going strong, Wikipedia launched in 2001, one of the websites that paved the way for collective web content generation/social media.

  • MySpace Launched

    MySpace Launched
    Was a social networking service based in the United States. Launched on August 1, 2003, it was the first social network to reach a global audience and had a significant influence on technology, pop culture and music.

  • Youtube Launched

    Youtube Launched
    YouTube launched in 2005, bringing free online video hosting and sharing to the masses.

  • Iphone Introduced

    Iphone Introduced
    Apple revolutionizes the way phone users access the internet when they release the first iPhone.

  • Internet In Space

    Internet In Space
    NASA successfully tests the internet in space via DTN software.

  • Smartphones On The Rise

    Smartphones On The Rise
    For the first time, the majority of American adults (56%) own a smartphone, up from 35% just two years earlier. Among adults ages 25-34, smartphone ownership is closer to 81%.