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Ted Nelson formulates the concept of hypertext
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The first print reference of "hypertext" appears
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ARPANET, computer network created by the U.S. Defense Department
Forerunner of today's Internet, goal was to make a computer that could understand nuclear attack -
The first teletext system, "Rolodex in the sky"
A loop of "pages" broadcast on TV, not interactive, service is limited, slow -
Three competing technologies: teletext, videotext and computers
British Post Office's Research Laboratory demonstrates "Viewdata" (later "Prestel"), the first Videotext service, interactive, supporting two way communication, users could browse, photo display -
Telidon, advanced videotext system
Goes into operation in 1979, considered a world leader with advanced graphic technology -
First computer
Based online dial-up services emerge -
Time Magazine names the computer "Machine of the Year"
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Apple introduces the Macintosh computer
Cost $2,495 US, in 75 days 50,000 are sold -
Worldwide 22 nations are involved in videotext and teletext
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Computers readily avaliable in university computer labs and offices
First personal printer appears -
Internet Relay Chat
Developed by finish graduate student Jarkko Oikarinen, DARPA makes internet public -
Hypertext Markup Language
Invented by Tim Berners-Lee -
Browser is released by University in Kansas
Non-graphical -
First graphical Web browser for Windows
Web grows at a 341,634% annual rate of service traffic, October - First journalism site on the Web is launched, December - First article about the web appears in the New York Times -
The first newspaper to regularly publish to the Web
The Palo Alto Weekly, April - Yahoo "Internet index" is started by Stanford PhD, June - The first Canadian newspaper, the Halifax Daily News goes online -
First major event in which people turn to the Internet for current information
Oklahoma City Bombing, May - More than 150 news outlets in North America now have online editions, October - The Boston Globe launches Boston.com on the Web, a unique site -
The Internet becomes part of a major news story
"Heaven's Gate" suicides, members of the Heaven's Gate cult create a website before commiting suicide, the Smoking Gun debuts - it publishes entire court documents and other primary sources online, first time a mainstream news organization breaks a major story on its website not its newspaper -
Monica Lewinsky demonstrates news sites can seize a national news agenda
U.S. President Clinton is involved with the White House intern who demonstrates news sites can seize a national news agenda -
Mainstream news sites begin to involve their audience
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Online news operations stumble...then recover...
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Classified listings flee print and take money with them
Breaking News is free, the dawn of citizen journalism -
Bloggers lead the way in forcing CBS to retract its story on George W. Bush's military service
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Mainstream media starts harnessing user-generated video
News sites wish to establish citizen communities -
More sites were becoming profitable
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Bloggers face greater legal scrutiny
Citizen media grows in importance