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ARPANET
Initial attempt of a network -
Government Use
In the early years of the network, it was reserved for use by government agencies -
World Wide Web Invented
Tim Berners-Lee wrote code for the World Wide Web -
Personal and Business
Individuals and businesses began using the world wide web in the late nineties as it became more available, it was no longer just for the government -
Websites
.com's introduced -
Social Media
Skype and MySpace are introduced as forms of social media, this was when the internet started being used for these reasons -
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2004-2016 Social media expands
The internet transforms from private to public as people begin using Facebook and Instagram, and other similar sites. These years contained a lot of new innovations in the internet, and resulted in a very different use than in previous years.