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ARPA is created
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Computers at Stanford and UCLA are connected
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An Arpanet network was established
A 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 the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (which later 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. -
The first personal computer modem was 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 were 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 bu 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 the original IP address counterparts. DNS servers allowed internet users to type in an easy to remember domain dame 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, its purpose was to explain what the World Wide Web was. -
Yahoo was created
Yahoo was created for users to ask other people questions to see if they knew the answers. People still use this website today.
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The first social media site is created
Six Degrees, the first social media site is created. This helped to start the social media sensation that we have today. This website allowed people to connect with family and friends and it allowed them to communicate. It also allowed you to make new friends. Blogging is a big thing that came from this website's creation.
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Google was founded
Google was founded as a research project, making it easier to find information and computer use.
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MySpace is created
MySpace, the first largely known social media website is created. Most people had an account for this and MySpace is truly what started the love for social media. This website inspired the creation of Facebook and Twitter.
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Skype is made
Skype is made, allowing people to talk over the computer. Soldiers overseas can use this to talk to their families that they haven't seen. Many people use this to talk to friends and family.
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Steam is created
A gaming website with endless games on it is created and is still used today. This site greatly improved PC gaming and has many users today.
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Facebook is created
Facebook was made by Mark Zuckerberg so people can communicate and connect with friends.
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Most Google workstations are created
Google created most of the online resources such as google documents and slides. (Day isn't given. Month and year are given.)
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Google Classroom is released to the public
Google Classroom was released to the public making it easy for students and teachers to learn. You can turn in paper and documents online and it is all digital. Teachers can grade online with this as well.
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