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Sputnik
Sputnik satellite launches into space creating global communication -
Mouse
First mouse was created by Douglas Engelbert -
First Person to use Internet
Charley Kline was the first person to use the Internet and connected to Stanford Research Institute -
ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency)
Provides communication network with countries in event of military attack -
First Email Program
First email program written by Ray Tomlinson -
Microsoft
Microsoft is created, company that later creates one of the most popular web browsers -
Apple Computer
Apple computer is found by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak -
Router
American engineer, William Yeager, founded the first router -
DNS
Jon Postel, Paul Mackapetris, and Craig Partridge create DNS (Domain Name System) -
Australia Connects to Internet
Australia connects to NSFNET for the first time -
WWW
CERN releases "World Wide Web" -
Java
Programming language, Jave, is created -
eBay
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Netflix
Movie/show viewing subscription is created -
Google
Most used search engine is released -
Safari
Apple Inc. creates web browser, Safari -
Facebook
Social media platform created by Mark Zuckerberg. First created for university -
YouTube
Video sharing and video search engine, YouTube, is created -
Twitter
One of the most popular social media platforms is created -
iPhone
Revolutionized the smart phone. Acted as a hand held computer + phone created by Apple -
1.67 Billion
Approximately 1.67 billion people were using the Internet as of 2009 -
Instagram
Popular photo sharing social media platform launches -
Facebook 500 Million
A study ranked Facebook as most used social media network with 500 million users -
First Virus
"Internet Worm" shuts down 10% of Internet services