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Apple's ipod
Steve Jobs / Apple This small device revolutionized the way people listened to music and changed the idea of how just how small computers can be. -
Myspace
Tom Anderson and Chris Dewolfe While not used much today much today and not the very first, myspace was the first major social media site. Its popularity allowed family and friends to share photos and connect with each other in ways that they couldn't do before. It inspired most other social media sites and lead to the industries popularity today. -
Netflix (Video on-demand streaming)
Marc Randolph/ Reed Hastings/ Netflix Netflix originally just shipped DVDs but in early 2007 the started to offer streaming shows and movies instead. This eventually became what they were known for and became the basis of how we consume entertainment today. It provided a show or movie with no ads on demand as opposed to the traditional cable service. -
iphone
Steve Jobs / Apple The first iphone was the first full smartphone and is the predecessor to all the phones we have today. Its full touch screen, large amounts of storage, and intuitive interface lead to phones becoming the staple of our daily life that it is today. -
4G Cellular Network
No specific inventor (made by several government and private companies) First commercially available in Norway in 2009 this higher speed connection substantially increased the amount of things people and do with their cellular devices including things like video streaming. Significantly faster than 3G networks it propelled the world into being more interconnected than ever and is still used today while its successor is getting adopted.