Jonathan's History of the Internet Timeline.

By JSearcy
  • Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is created

    Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is created
    Found a way that computers can talk to each other in case of
    nuclear attack.
  • computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time

    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

    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

    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

    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).
  • The first Personal Computer Modem is Invented-

    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

    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-

    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.
  • 1982- The first emoticon :-)

    1982- 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.
  • 1984: The domain name system was created

    1984: 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
    automatically.
  • 1990: World Wide Web protocols finished

    1990: 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.
  • 1991: First web page created 1991

    1991: First web page created 1991
    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.
  • Yahoo was created

    Yahoo was created
    <a href=//https://www.google.com/search?q=When+was+yahoo+created' >Yahoo</a>Yahoo supplied people with a search engine, Emails, and Directory.
  • Amazon was created

    Amazon was created
    Creation of amazon Amazon is an American electronic buying and selling of goods and cloud computing company. This opened up an online market.
  • Facebook was Created

    Facebook was Created
    FacebookFacebook was created to share pictures and connect with people and find maybe past friends
  • Youtube was created

    Youtube was created
    Youtube Youtube was created to broacast yourself and make vidoes that others can watch.
  • Twitter was Created

    Twitter was Created
    TwitterTwitter was created and allows people to read short messages called "tweets" by anyone they follow.
  • Bing was created

    Bing was created
    The date Bing was created.Bing was created as a search enjine of Microsoft.
  • Instagram was Created

    Instagram was Created
    InstagramInstgram was created and used to share photos with people following you.
  • First Instagram post.

    First Instagram post.
    Instagram's First Photo posted. Five years ago, Co-founder Kevin Systrom posted the first Instagram pic and sparked a whole new social app.
  • Flappy Bird: The Creation

    Flappy Bird: The Creation
    Flappy BirdFlappy Bird was created. This was a worldwide app that brought fustration and victory to many people until it was later deleted.
  • ESPN.com worked at full rate as a website.

    ESPN.com worked at full rate as a website.
    ESPNESPN.com was working on December 12, 1998. It explained news and facts from all around the world to people at home.