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The first major version of Mozilla 1.0 was released. In the same year, well over 90% of internet users were browsing with Internet Explorer and leaving the market opened to competitors such as Google Chrome. -
Youtube, an American online video sharing and social media platform was founded. The first ever video to upload on the site was titled "Me at the Zoo" by Jawed Karim. -
Apple released the apple iPhone to the public. The cell phones use Apple's iOS mobile operating system and was the first with multi-touch technology. -
Google released Google Chrome and dominated over other web browsers. The significance of this new browser was that it treats each individual tab as a separate session. -
Bitcoin was introduced as the Internet currency by a person under the fake name of Satoshi Nakamoto.