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The Beginning
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network connected UCLA to Stanford's information center. It signified the beginning of the the world wide web. http://www.history.com/topics/invention-of-the-internet -
Standard Protocol
The standard protocol was released in 1983. The computers exchanged information throught TCP/IP. http://www.history.com/topics/invention-of-the-internet -
"Internet"
This year marks the first time the word internet was used. "Internet" is now the term used to describe the web and all things associated with it. http://www.history.com/topics/invention-of-the-internet -
Welcome to the cyberspace
This year marks the year that the network addresses are extended with .com, .org, .edu, etc...
This is known as the Cyberspace. http://www.history.com/topics/invention-of-the-internet -
Internet Use
Around the world more people are using the Internet. Up to 1996 there have been 45 million people using the Internet with the majority in USA. http://www.history.com/topics/invention-of-the-internet -
Google
1998 marks the first year of Googles' offices open in California. Google is the number one search engine for the Internet. http://www.history.com/topics/invention-of-the-internet -
Roadblock
A virus shut down nearly 10% of the world's internet users. This small but tough problem delayed the development of the internet. http://www.history.com/topics/invention-of-the-internet -
Users keep growing
Over 544 million users on the Internet worldwide. It has grown a lot since the last time of 92 million in the timeline. Users in the USA are estimated at 164 million people. http://www.history.com/topics/invention-of-the-internet -
YouTube
The famous Youtube.com is launched. 2005 is the year where people can make and publish videos of their own. To this day it is one of the most popular sites on the web. http://www.history.com/topics/invention-of-the-internet -
Websites
2006 marks the date of 92 million websites online. The number of sites people can use is astonishing. The name keeps growing. http://www.history.com/topics/invention-of-the-internet