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Worldwide Web was Invented
The World Wide Web (WWW) was created in 1990 by the British CERN physicist Tim Berners-Lee. -
First Website was Born
The first web page went live on August 6, 1991. It was dedicated to information on the World Wide Web project and was made by Tim Berners-Lee. The first web page address was http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html. -
Worldwide Web was open to the public
On 30 April 1993, CERN announced that the World Wide Web would be free to use for anyone. -
The introduction of the @ Sign
Netscape, Amazon & Yahoo launch the @ Sign and it causes confusion among newscasters. -
1,000,000 Website Domain
Time Magazine release the 1,000,000th domain. Time Magazine announces: Welcome to the wired world. -
WiFi goes mainstream
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Business Demand
In 2004, the use of websites is becoming more and more commercial and businesses/film industry begin to demand tools to manage their sites -
Film Industry Catches On
The rise of the film industry causes a surge in demand for advertising. The introduction of the Youtube and other online platforms allowed production companies to advertise online. However, large blockbuster films such as Star Wars and other Disney based Films decided to use websites to promote merchandise and other synergy -
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The Future Of Websites
The use of websites in the film industry has seen a decline since 2010. Big multi-national corporations make websites to advertise merchandise, however, the traditional, film website where the trailer is shown has seen a decline. The use of Youtube has provided a bigger platform to advertise on, as well as, Instagram and Facebook. With digital marketing and affiliate marketing becoming more popular there is no longer a need for film websites.