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The First Spam Sent
Gary Thuerk sent out 400 messages. -
TCP/IP Proposed
Internet Protocol Suite also known as the "network of Networks" -
.com Introduced
Used for any commercial/ non commercial websites -
Firs GIF Image released
Animated vides that loop. -
www. Proposed
To assign domain name aliases to servers for common funtions -
Amazon Opens for Business
Largest internet based retailer in the US. Started as a bookstore but soon sold DVDs, software, food, and toys. -
SSL Developed
Netscape developed the origional SSL protocol. -
Apache Released
Most widely used web server software. -
JavaScript Released
Created in ten days -
eBay Opens for Business
eBay was founded. -
Arpanet Founded
The beginning of what we call the internet -
HotMail Introduced
Founded by Sabeer Bhatia & Jack Smith, one of first webmail services
Symbolized freedom from ISP-based mail -
RSS Created
Created by Dan Libby and Ramanthan V. Guha at NetScape
Uses a family of standard web feed formats to publish frquently updated information -
AOL Acquires Time Warner
AOL buys/merges with Time Warner. -
iTunes Store Opens
Media player, media library, online radio broadcaster, and mobile device manamgent application devolped by Apple. -
Wikipedia Created
Created by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger -
Gmail introduced
Announced in 2004, everyone thought it was an April Fools' joke
Grew slowly and finally exited beta phase in 2009 -
YouTube Begins
Video sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, CA. Novemeber 2006, it was bought out by google.