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Amazon.com is founded by Jeff Bezos
Amazon was created in 1994 in the state of Washington. It first began as an online bookstore but now it has expanded into an online store for almost everything. Amazon has many seperate retail sites for almost every country.
Amazon being created has affected my life since a lot of the books my family has we purchase off of amazon because of the low discount prices -
Ebay is founded by Pierre Omidyar
Ebay was created in 1994 as an online auction and shopping website for people who would like to buy and sell goods worldwide. Now ebay is a multibillion business operated in 30 different countries.
Ebay has affected my life in many ways right now my family is in the process of moving so we are trying to sell some items on ebay. -
PayPal is founded by Peter Thiel and Max Levchin
Paypal was created so that businesses could allow people to make payments and money transfers through stores and other online merchandisers through the internet. This helps to serve as an online alternative for paper money and checks.
I have used paypal a lot while shopping online and it serves as a quick and easy way to pay for products. Paypal has help to create a new way of payment. -
Google is founded
Google was created to provide internet related services. There mission statement was "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful". The company has had rapid growth since the start in 1998 until now.
Google has helped me in many ways, one way is that whenever i need an answer for something all i have to do is go on google and i can find the answer right away. -
Skype is created
Skype was astablished to allow users to communicate with others with voice, video chatting, and instant messanger through the internet. Now a days skype has allowed users to do more such as make mobile calls, transfer files, and have video conferences.
Skype has helped me come in connect with a lot of my friends and family. My cousin Brian is in the Air Force and right now he is training in Korea so it has helped me keep in contact with him while he is over seas. -
Facebook launched
Facebook was created as a social networking service for college students to be able to contach eachother. Now a days facebook is used by billions of people to keep in contact with friends and family.
I use facebook all of the time to keep in contact with my family from different states. I also use facebook to see what my friends from other schools are up to when they are not free to talk. -
Youtube is launched
Youtube was created to be a video sharing website where users could upload, view, and share videos.
In my life I have used google to watch viral videos going around the world or if i need the answer to something it is usually answered in a video I can search in the blink of an eye. -
Nintendo Wii is launched
The wii was created as a home video gaming console. The wii is now the leading video gaming system in the world.
The wii has effected my life because I get all of the movies I watch off of netflix which goes through the internet anf the wii provides this netflix feature. -
Iphone is created
The iphone was released into a line of smart phones designed by Apple. They are now sold in Verizon, At&t and Sprint stores.
The iphone has effected my life in many ways. I am always using my iphone to text my friends, make phone calls and most importantly search the web without needing a computer. -
Instagram is launched through the developers of facebook
Instagram is a free photo sharing and social network that was launched by the creators of facebook to make it easier for their users to share pictures.
I use my instagram all the time to share photos with my friends. Since instagram goes through the internet it is easy access to share photos with other instagram users -
