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internet is born
1st prototype was called ARPANET. -
CompuServe
1st major commercial internet service provider -
1st email sent
1st email sent. Was 'qwerty" and sent from the creater to himself. -
AOL
Previously known as America-On-Line. American multinational mass media corporation in New York City. -
Bulletin Board Systems
Computer server running custom software that allows users to connect to the system using a terminal program. -
GeoCities
web hosting service currently only in Japan. Aquired by Yahoo! Would name websites off of their content. -
Sixdegrees.com
Social networking service that lasted 4 years. Was based on the web of contacts model of social networking. -
AOL instant messager
Instant messaging and presence computer program which allows users to communicate in real time. -
Google
Online search engine for finding information and websites. -
Napster
Music focused online serice. Originally founded as pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing internet service -
Blogger
blog publishing service that allows multi user blogswith time-stamped entries -
Period: to
2000s
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Friendster
Social media site that connects individuals across the world. -
Blogger purchased by Google
Google bought blogger by aquiring Pyra-Labs under undisclosed terms -
Itunes
Apple music market for purchasing and downloading music -
Linkedin
Buisness oriented social networking service -
Myspace
Social media with interactive network of blogs, groups, information -
Delicious bookmark site
Social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks. Was aquired by Yahoo! in 2005 -
Flickr
Image and video hosting website -
Facebook
Social media website to share information and advertise. -
Digg
News aggregator to select stories specifically for an internet audience -
YouTube
Video sharing website. originally a buisness model that was adertisement based making $15 million per month -
Pandora
Free music listening app. Shuffles through music it recommends for you. -
Twitter
Text based social media sharing site, -
Facebook like button
Button on Facebook created to tell others you like their posts -
Foursquare
Local search and discovery mobile app serice. -
Pinterest
Social network to share interesting ideas and intersts. -
Instagram
Online mobile picture and video sharing -
Google+
Google's adaptation of a social media site. -
Snapchat
Picture and video application. Allows you to share temporary videos or pictures of something you film. -
Facebook 1 bilion users
Facebook reaches 1 billion users on its website -
Vine
Video sharing service where users can share 6 second looping videos.
