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ARPANET: The First Ever Network
ARPANET stands for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. It was created by the United States Department Of Defense. ARPANET is the world's first communication-based network. As the name suggests, ARPANET was mainly for research and study purposes. ARPANET helped establish the beginnings of instant communication through computers over long distances.It was also the first network to be released to the public; American citizens were using ARPANET in their daily lives. -
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The Development Of The Email
Email is a great way that is used globally to trade messages. It is one of the first forms of electronic communication. The development of this tool revolutionized global communication and helped establish instant-messaging. -
The Email: Everyone Has One
Ray Tomlinson created the email for ARPANET. Although his email design was comparably different than what we use today, Tomlinson came up with the '@' symbol to put in our email. -
MUD: The First Internet Game
MUD stands for Multi-User Dungeon. It was created by Rob Trubshaw and Richard Bartle. It is based on the popular game of the time, Dungeons & Dragons and is a text-based adventure where the computer gives you adventure scenarios and you respond to the computer about your actions. MUD aided in developing the huge world of multiplayer games.MUD was one of the earliest forms of entertainment for kids and teens in the 80s. -
First Ever Spam Mail: Why Gary?
ARPANET was being used widely among the public. ARPANET provided the email system created by Ray Tomlinson, which was being used commonly by the public. The first spam email was sent from Gary Thuerk to over 500 users. Thuerk was rebuked and was told not to do it again. The spam message was about mainframes. -
USENET: Connecting Computers Quicker Than Ever
USENET was just a better form of communication than ARPANET. USENET worked like this: there was a central platform on which you could post your ideas. This platform would be regulated by moderators. Originally intended for two universities, USENET, caught on quickly. -
Emojis: 👻
Scott Fahlman was the first person to use an emoji online. The correct word for an emoji is emoticon, which is an amalgamation of the words 'emotion' and 'icon.' We use emojis every day; it is a quick way to express emotions. 😀 -
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The Development Of The Smartphone
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First Ever Website: symbolics.com
Symbolics.com was the very first website to ever be published. It was originally intended to be a spinoff of the MIT AI lab and used for hacking purposes. Technically, symbolics.com is the first registered domain name that uses the '.com' format. -
The First GIF: ...
Originally, developers of CompuServe wanted to compress image flies (less -bytes) with minimal loss. However, they stumbled upon the GIF format, which was an efficient to way to store low-resolution pictures.
Fun Fact: GIF, which stands for Graphis Interchange Format, was intended for still photos. -
The First Internet Search Engine: Archie Index
The Archie Index was a very simple, and primitive search engine. It was developed in Montreal at McGill University. It was mainly used for finding files and indexing FTP archives. -
Wi-Fi: Thank Goodness We Have You
Wi-Fi stands for wireless fidelity. Before Wi-Fi was invented, accessing the internet was a very slow process. However, Wi-Fi allowed for quick internet access at remarkably high speeds. To be put simply, Wi-Fi uses radio waves and satellites, which communicate with each other, via networking technology. Since it was wireless, Wi-Fi was much easier to utilize. -
Blogging: Use To Blog
The first blog to have ever been posted was on links.net. It was published by Justin Hall. Ever since people have decided to share their thoughts and opinions through writing. Jorn Barger coined the term 'web-log.' There have been many blogs that provided people with valuable information. -
Google: Originally Called Backrub
American computer scientists, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, created the most-used search engine EVER. Hailing from Stanford University, these two scientists wanted to get information to people quickly and make it more accessible for them. Thus, they created Google. Fun Fact: Lary Page and Sergey Brin, who preferred working in their garage, had created their first server out of Legos. -
CAPTCHA: The Annoying Thing That You Have Do
CAPTCHA stands for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.” It was created by Manuel Blum, Luis von Ahn, Nicholas Hopper, and John Langford. CAPTCHA was intended to stop automated bots from entering websites. -
Wikipedia: Don't Use For Homework
Wikipedia is a free, internet-based encyclopedia by the non-profit organization, Wikipedia Foundation. It isn't owned by a single person. Instead, it is led by a group of people. Wikipedia is the 5th most viewed website, with over six million articles. -
Skype: The First Ever Videocall Happened On Here
Skype was founded by Janus Friis, Niklas Zennström. It is one of the earliest forms of videotelephony, communication with other humans with both audio and visual perception. Skype was revolutionary for work and study purposes. Skype also utilizes instant-messaging. Sadly, Skype was closed down last year. -
Facebook: Intruding Our Privacy
Facebook is founded by Mark Zuckerberg. Now, it is the largest social network in the world, with nearly three billion users. Facebook was intended for high school students, however, was later made public. Facebook is one of the earliest forms of social media. -
YouTube: "Thanks!", Says Attention Span
YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. YouTube is used to share videos. YouTube is the second most viewed website. It was a primary source of entertainment for much of the early 2000s. Since much of YouTube's revenue comes from advertisements, though this social media platform is promoted by many companies. -
iPhone: Expensive For No Reason
When Steve Jobs first introduced the iPhone, the public was thrilled and excited about this invention. Before this, phones were mostly used with stylus. The iPhone helped incorporate touch into phones. The iPhone was also one of the first phones to connect to the internet. -
NFTs: Digital Art
NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token. Simply put, NFTs are just digital art pieces and photos that are connected to crypto coins but don't have the same qualities as cryptocurrency. Many internet memes have been transformed into NFTs, which have then been bought at unbelievable prices. Many associate NFT with digital art pieces but in actuality, it can exist through games, film and music. -
ChatGPT: AI Revotution
AI (Artificial intelligence) technology has always been in the thoughts of science fiction for years. However, recently, this has become a reality. ChatGPT is an AI chatbot/language model developed by OpenAI. Originally intended for public use (non-profitable), ChatGPT is becoming privatized with companies buying shares. There have been more AI chatbots being developed ever since.