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Advanced Research Projects Agency
Found a way that computers can talk to each other in case of a nuclear attack. -
Computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time
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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 late 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). -
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 automatically. -
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
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, ots purpose was to explain what the World Wide Web was. -
The White House is connected
The White house, United Nations, and over 600 more websites are officially on the web.
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Online shopping is introduced
Websites like Amazon, eBay, and other sites used for online shopping become relevant.
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First ever social media
The first ever social media was a website called "Six Degrees". The site allowed people to create an profile and friend others. It was a way to easily connect with people.
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Web publishing becomes possible
People can now post their own creations to the internet as websites, therefor initiating blogs.
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Facebook launches
Facebook, the one social media that practically everyone's parents are on, is released. However, only college students are allowed to join.
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Youtube emerges
The very popular social media used to watch/post videos, Youtube, has made it's way online.
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Facebook is open to everyone
The website has opened up for everyone. People can post, like, and comment on videos and pictures as they please.
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Instagram is launched
Instagram, a social media created for sharing pictures and videos with friends and family, was first released in 2010.
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Laws are passed
The Federal Trade Commission place laws in order to keep the Internet free and open to everyone.
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