Technology of 2000-2010

  • Flashdrive

    Flashdrive
    First invented by Fujio Masuoka in 1980, in 2000, the Flashdrive became available for purchasing in the USA and was initially sold by IBM. The Flashdrive has helped us share files and keep important information on a secure platform.
  • The iPod

    The iPod
    Announced in October of 2001, the iPod was released by Steve Jobs and his team at Apple. The iPod was amongst the first devices to digitally store music without the need for any type of disk. It could hold an average of 1,000 songs that at the time was revolutionary.
  • Facebook

    Facebook
    Facebook is a social media platform that was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. Facebook now owns multiple social networking platforms. These networks have changed how people communicate, and even how companies market products and carry out business activities.
  • YouTube

    YouTube
    YouTube was created by founders Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. The group thought there should be an easier was for people to find and share video content so as a result YouTube was born. Through various enhancements, YouTube is now even a streaming service that allows users to stream local and national television.
  • The iPhone

    The iPhone
    Announced in January of 2007, Steve Jobs and his team at Apple created the first cell phone with a touch sensitive screen that pioneered modern handheld technology. The invention eliminated the need for mechanical keyboards on handheld cell phones.