history of the internet

  • ARPANET was established

    ARPANET was established
  • The first email was sent

  • First international connection

  • DNS (Domain Name System) was introduced

  • WWW (World Wide Web) was made available to the public

  • First Website

  • First web browser

    First web browser
  • The first smartphone

    The first smartphone
  • The Telecommunications Act of 1996

    The Telecommunications Act of 1996
    FCC
  • Google is created and released

    Google is created and released
  • Wikipedia was introduced

    Wikipedia was introduced
  • Linkedin was created

  • Facebook is released and creates a new form of social networking

  • Twitter launches

  • The iphone is introduced

    The iphone is introduced
  • Gmail is created

  • NASA successfully tests internet in space

  • Pinterest and Instagram are created

  • Smartphones are now more common and used widely

  • Smart speakers and virtual assistants

    Smart speakers and virtual assistants