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Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is created
Found a way that computers can talk to each other in case ofnuclear attack. -
Computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time
The first hosts on what would one day become the Internet. -
An Arpanet network was established
Network between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company that created the "interface message processor" computers used to connect to the network) in 1970 was created. -
Email was first developed
Developed by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (which later on became the domain name) -
The beginning of TCP/IP
A proposal was published to link Arpa-like networks together into a so-called "inter-network", which would have no central control and would work around a transmission control protocol (which eventually became TCP/IP). -
Apple Inc. was Founded
Apple Inc. Wiki Now known as Apple, Apple Inc. was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, & Ronald Wayne. -
The first Personal Computer Modem is Invented
The modem was invented by Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington, and was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists. -
Spam is born
The first unsolicited commercial email message(later known as spam), was sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk. -
MUD – The earliest form of multiplayer games was debuted
The precursor to World of Warcraft and Second Life was
developed in 1979, and was called MUD (short for MultiUser Dungeon). MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat. -
The first emoticon :-)
The first emoticon was used While many people credit Kevin MacKenzie with the invention of the emoticon in 1979, it was Scott Fahlman in 1982 who proposed using :-) after a joke, rather than the original -) proposed by MacKenzie. -
The domain name system was created
The first Domain Name Servers (DNS) was created. The domain name system was important in that it made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP address counterparts. DNS servers allowed Internet users to type in an easy-to-remember domain name and then converted it to the IP address
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World Wide Web protocols finished
The code for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, based on his proposal from the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URLs. -
First web page created
It brought some major innovations to the world of the Internet. The first web page was created and, much like the first email explained what email was, its purpose was to explain what the World Wide Web was. -
Nokia unveils the world's first media phone for Internet access
Nokia unveils the world's first media phone for Internet access The Nokia 7110 dual band GSM 900/1800 media phone brings Internet content and other services to every pocket. -
Myspace was Launched
Myspace Wiki The now dead social media website, Myspace, was launched & had a huge sucess from 2005 to 2008. -
Facebook Was Launched
Facebook WikiThe now very popular social networking site, Facebook, was launched. -
YouTube Was Launched
Youtube WikiVideo sharing and social website YouTube was launched to the public. -
Twitter Was Launched
Twitter WikiAnother popular social media website, Twitter, was launched & now has 500 million users. -
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Tumblr. was Founded
Tumblr. Wiki Reblogging-based social media website, Tumblr., was founded in 2007 by David Karp. -
Google Releases its First Browser Google Chrome
Google Chrome Wiki Google Chrome is now one of the most largely used Internet browsers today. -
Twitter Reaches 8,868 Tweets Per Second
A Visual History of TwitterWhen Beyonce announced that she was having a baby on the VMAs, Twitter users got up to 8,868 tweets per second.
