Significant Computer Advances from 2000-2010

  • Facebook

    Facebook
    Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook as a social media networking site that changed the course of how we utilize social media within computer systems. With the birth of Facebook, a chain reaction was ignited; drawing us into the age of social media. Facebook offered close connection for those who were physically apart.
  • Youtube

    Youtube
    Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim created Youtube in 2005 to serve as a platform to share content, specifically videos, pertaining to any category under the sun. Over time, Youtube has gained exponential exposure and has become the basis of many people's careers.
  • Blu-Ray

    Blu-Ray
    The Blu-ray Disc player was invented by an association of people within the company and several others. This computer system revolutionized the way that we watch movies. The clearer resolution, brighter colors, and overall better playback quality enamored the market.
  • Apple TV

    Apple TV
    Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, and a team of employees banded together to created the Apple TV. The computerized system allowed access into various applications from your television for your television. Apple TV later became its own streaming service as well.
  • Tesla

    Tesla
    In 2003, two engineers by the names of Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning incorporated their electric car company, Tesla. In the following year, the company was reacquired by Elon Musk, who released the first electric car, the Roadster, under Tesla in 2008. The computerized system that the car operates on includes the use of solar panels, detective sensors, and a full sized computerized device on the interior, similar to that of an iPad.