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History of Internet
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ARPANET goes online
ARPANET was a precursor to the internet that allowed computers across the country to interact with each other and share information on a single network via telephone lines. It was funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and was intended for communication within government agencies and universities. On October 29, 1969, the first ARPANET message was sent from a computer at UCLA to one located at Stanford University -
Email
Email was first developed in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the “@” symbol to separate the user name from the computer name -
Spam
The world's first spam mail was sent in by Gary Thuerk, who sent a message to hundreds of Arpanet users. He thought of it as E-marketing. It was not like then and is definitely not liked now. There have been attempts to stop it, but it just keeps going -
The first emoticon
There is no clear date as to when the first emoticon was used nor is it clear who really invented the first emoticon. It is however generally accepted that the common sideways smiley face in use today was invented by Scott Fahlman in 1982, using punctuations. This may have inspired the creation of emojis -
Internet
Prior to the Internet, computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each other. A new communications protocol was established called Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol (TCP/IP). This allowed different kinds of computers on different networks to "talk" to each other. ARPANET and the Defense Data Network officially changed to the TCP/IP standard on, hence the birth of the Internet. All networks could now be connected by a universal language. -
Morris worm
The Morris worm, created by Cornell University graduate Robert Morris, was one of the first internet-spreading computer worms. Its error caused excessive replication and slowing down infected computers, significantly impacting cybersecurity and inspiring researchers to create more sophisticated worms and viruses. -
World Wide Web
First proposed by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 to find a better way for scientists to share data, To achieve it, Berners-Lee wrote three technologies—URL, HTML, and HTTP—that would help create a user-friendly interface for the internet that allowed it to enter everyday use within two or three years. In 1991, Berners-Lee published the first-ever webpage, which was basically just filled with instructions on how to actually use the World Wide Web. -
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop, developed in 1987 by the Knoll brothers, was a computer application software used to edit and manipulate digital images. Initially a subset of Adobe Illustrator, it required more memory than most PCs and was known as a "killer app." It became integral to various industries and was purchased by Adobe in 1995 for $34.5 million. -
MP3
MP3 uses compression algorithm to reduce the file size, because if it's storage efficiency it later became a popular file format to share songs and entire albums via the internet. -
Webcam
The first webcam was created by a Cambridge university student who didn't want to waste trips to the coffee pot only to find it empty. So Dr. Quentin Stafford-Fraser and Paul Jardetzky invented the world’s first webcam to help keep an eye on coffee levels. -
Yahoo
Yahoo! is created by Jerry Yang and David Filo, two electrical engineering graduate students at Stanford University. Yahoo was one of the first companies that enabled users to find their way online and was one of the best-known names on the Internet, but it has been overtaken by Google, which launched in 1998. -
Amazon
Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos in his garage, his plan was to sell everything, but decide that selling books was the best place to start. -
The Invention of WIFI
It gave people a look at a world without cables bothering people whenever they wanted to browse the web. It allows digital devices to exchange data via radio waves, according to Scientific American, and it's now a standard feature on everything from tablets and phones to video game consoles and robot vacuums. Apple catapulted Wi-Fi into the public consciousness by using it in their 1999 iBook laptops. -
Google was born
The Google search engine is born, changing the way users engage with the internet. It has become so popular that Google is visited 89.3 billion times a month. -
Napster
Long before YouTube and Spotify, Napster was used to listen music and was known as the world's most controversial file sharing app. As the software became popular, the company encountered legal difficulties over copyright infringement. Napster ceased operations in 2001 after losing multiple lawsuits and filed for bankruptcy in June 2002. -
Facebook
Facebook is an online directory created by Mark Zuckerberg strictly for Harvard students that became the most powerful social network in the world. Not only has it connected people across the globe and, more importantly, reunited high school friends , but it precipitated an ongoing reckoning about the harmful effects of social media on individuals, politics, and societies around the globe. -
Youtube
It was created in by three former PayPal employees, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. They had the idea that ordinary people would enjoy sharing their home videos. It was bought by Google in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion -
Netflix transitions to streaming
Building upon its successful DVD rental subscription, Netflix recognized the shifting landscape and emerging technology of online streaming. In 2007, it launched its streaming service, enabling the Netflix subscribers to instantly access a growing library of content via the Internet. -
First iPhone
Apple’s transformed the way we engage with the internet—and everyone else—overnight. Its portability and expanding list of features made it possible to talk, work, shop, and do just about everything else with a swipe of the finger. The iPhone has continued to advance its capabilities, further making the internet something that dominates our moment-to-moment existence. -
The Dress that made the Internet go Crazy
In February 2015, a photo of a dress that appeared black and blue or white and gold on social media caused confusion worldwide. The photo, posted by a woman in Lancashire, UK, was about her daughter's wedding dress. Arguments about the color grew on private pages and Buzzfeed's Tumblr page, where it was viewed by over 25 million people within 24 hours. The reason behind the confusion is that half of the world believed the dress was white and gold. -
Google Assistant
Google unveils Google Assistant, a voice-activated personal assistant program, marking the entry of the internet giant into the "smart" computerized assistant marketplace. Google joins Amazon's Alexa, Siri from Apple, and Cortana from Microsoft. -
5G Network
Fifth–generation (5G) networks are launched, enabling speedier internet connection on some wireless devices.