Lauren Jacobs- History of Internet Marketing

Sputnik

Oct 4, 1957

the USSR launches Sputnik, the first artificial earth satellite

1989

Mar 1, 1989

Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web while working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory.

CSTO

Sep 5, 1991

ISTO splits into the Computing Systems Technology Office (CSTO) and the Software and Intelligent Systems Office

G. Bush!

Mar 21, 1994

Gore's Buenos Aires Speech
International Telecommunications Union

NetScape

Apr 4, 1994

Andreesen and Clark start NetScape.

ADS

Sep 4, 1994

HotWired site launches with ads from AT&T, Sprint, MCI, Volvo, and others.

Yahoo!

Mar 4, 1995

Yahoo!, a popular Web directory, transforms into a commercial business.

Microsoft

Jan 4, 1996

Microsoft allocates and pays $200,000 for sponsorship of the Superbowl Web site.

Microsoft

Aug 4, 1996

Microsoft says its aggressive plans will position them as the largest Web advertiser.

Time Inc.

Apr 4, 1998

Time Inc. New Media agrees to syndicate some Pathfinder content on the Web site for the AT&T WorldNet Service.