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The First Commercial is Televised
The first televised commercial was on July 1, 1941, in the United States. The commercial was a length of 10 seconds, by the company Bulova, a New York based watch company, aired right before a a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. This commercial, would become the beginning of an industry that has generated billions of dollars in revenue over the last 80 years. -
ARPANET Goes Online (October 1969)
Arpanet, also known as the Advanced Research Projects Agency Networks, goes online in October 1969. It was best known for it being the first wide area packet switched network, and it also became one of the first computer networks ever created. -
Birth of internet (January 1, 1983)
The birth of the internet, on January 1,1983 was a historic day, it created a new way for people to communicate through various computer networks, and it was one of or the first internet, ever created. -
Nsfnet was Created (January 1, 1985)
Nsfnet, also known as the National Science Foundation Network, was created in January 1, 1985. The program was a coordinated project, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. It was created to promote advanced research and and education networking in the United States. It later developed into a major part of the Internet, becoming one of its backbones. -
The First “.com” Debuts (1985)
The first ".com" domain name was published on March 15, 1985, it was first registered under a computer company out of Massachusetts named Symbolics. Later, Apple decided to take the .com for themselves, and Symbolics went out of business in 1993. Today, there are well over 150 million .coms registered online. But, its historic effects on the internet, has made it an crucial piece in the internets development throughout the years. -
Creation of the World Wide Web
The World Wide Web, is an information based system that enables individuals to share content throughout the internet, such as documents and other web information. This program was developed by Tim Bernes Lee on March 12, 2024, and was opened to the public in 1991 -
The First Webcam Is Put to Use (1991)
In 1991, when a group of researchers working in a computer lab at the University of Cambridge, wanted way to keep track of whether or not the community coffeepot was full, they rigged up a camera to monitor it for them. The first webcam, the rudimentary webcam, was used to monitor the communities coffee mug. By 1993, as the World Wide Web was beginning to connect the globe, the webcam slowly became more popular, changing the internet forever. -
Yahoo! First Exclaimed (1994)
On January 1, 1994, two electrical engineering graduates at Stanford University, Jerry Yang and David Filo created a website named Jerry and David's guide to the World Wide Web. The site was a unique, as it was a human-edited web directory, instead of being a searchable index of pages. In March 1994, the name was changed to Yahoo, and later became known as the Yahoo Directory. -
Netscape Navigator is released
Net Scape Navigator was the first commercially successful Web browser, and it became the most dominant during the earlier years of the internet. Part of it popularity was based on the unique features the developers created, such as JavaScript, cookies, and frames. Due to these reasons, it had a strong technical advantage against its competitors. -
Hotmail is Created
Hotmail, now known as Outlook, is a free personal email developed by Microsoft, and was released on July 4, 1996. It became one of the first webmail services, and it provided users with the ability to access their inbox from anywhere in the world. -
Wi-Fi Cut the Cord (1997)
On September 21, 1997, when Wi-Fi first became commercially available to consumers, the Wi-Fi Cut the Cord was invented. The technology allowed digital devices to exchange data through radio waves. But, with the help of Apple, the use of Wi-Fi by the public has slowly increased over the years. Today, it has become a standard feature on almost everything, such as tablets and phones. -
Google is Created (1998)
On September 4, 1998, a search algorithm was created, which is now known as Google. Both Larry Page and Sergey Brin were the creators of this search engine. Today, Google has become the most used search engine, with over 3.3 billion searches made every day. -
Wikipedia Started Crowdsourcing (2001)
On January 15, 2001, Wikipedia began as a free online encyclopedia for people looking to research or lean about new topics. But, also allowing people to add their own revisions and edits to pages. Today, there are more than 41.4 million Wikipedia users, and its affects on the internet has changed it forever. -
Napster Upended the Music Industry (1999)
Napster, a online music store, changed the music industry forever. Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker created Napster, a internet software that allowed users to share digital audio files for free. The company was eventually shutdown due to multiple lawsuits over copyright. But, its impact on the millions of individuals, changed the way people valued their music. Also, it influenced digital storefronts, such as iTunes and Google Music. -
Creation of Facebook
Facebook is a social networking created in February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and his college roommates, as well as a few Harvard University students. The website was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was slowly expanded from a few colleges in Boston, including the Ivy league from having access, to most Universities In the United States and Canada, and by September, 2006. Everyone with a valid email address and being the age of 13 and older could access the platform. -
YouTube Debuts (2005)
YouTube is an online video sharing and social media platform that is accessible worldwide, it was launched on February 14, 2005, by three former employees of PayPal, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. As of 2020, it has become the second most visited website in the world, with more than 2.5 billion monthly users. Today, it has become a crucial part of the internets history, changing it forever. -
The First Tweet is Made (2006)
On March 21, 2006, the first ever tweet on the internet was made, by Jack Dorsey. Twitter, the platform that was used, would change the way we react to world events, by enabling us to comment in real-time. Also, it created a platform for everyone's voice to be heard. -
Netflix Transitioned to Streaming (2007)
In 2007, Netflix started offering a small selection of TV shows and movies online for its users to stream straight from their devices. Netflix is a TV and movie studio that contains original dramas, blockbuster movies, and addictive documentaries. Today, it has changed streaming platforms forever, such as Warner Bros and Disney+. -
iPhone is Released
The iPhone was developed in 2004, when Apple gathered a team of 1000 employees to work on project purple, which worked on the development of the first iPhone. But, it was later released on June 9, 2007 at the Macworld convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The iPhone, put the internet in our pockets, shaped modern social media, and it made Apple the World's Most Valuable Company. -
Instagram is Created (2010)
On, October 6, 2010, Instagram, a online social media platform and social networking service was created. The app was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. Today, it is now owned by the company Meta Platforms, the creators of Facebook. Also, it has become one of the biggest social media platforms in the world, with more than 2 billion active users as of 2022.