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History of the Internet
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ARPA Goes Online
ARPA allowed 4 major universities to connect. This was designed for research, education and government organisations. -
Email is introduced
Electronic mail was introduced by Ray Tomlinson who was a computer scientist. -
Domain Name System established
The domain name system is established with extensions such as: .com, .org and .edu. -
Internet Worm
A virus called the Internet Worm temporarily shuts down 10% of the internet -
White House Website
The white house launches it's website: www.whitehouse.gov -
45 million internet users
Approximately 45 million people are using the internet with around 30 million of them from North America -
Google opens it's first office.
Google opens it's first office in California. -
Napster created
A College student named Shawn Fanning invents Napster, a computer application that allows users to swap music over the Internet. -
Myspace.com created
A social networking site named myspace is created by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe -
Youtube.com Launched
Youtube.com is launched by three former paypal employees.