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Arpanet
On October 29, 1969, computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time. -
Email!
Email was developed by Ray Thompson -
The PC modem
This year the first PC modem was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists. -
Spam is born
Spam folder were sent out to 600 computer email users https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_email_spam -
The first emoticon
The very first emoji was proposed. -
IRC – Internet Relay Chat
The first real time chat was born -
The first photo shared on the Internet
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The first search engine
The search engine was known as the Archie Index. https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/web-design-history/archie-the-first-search-engine-1990 -
First content-based search protocol
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MP3 becomes a standard
MP3 files, being highly compressed, later become a popular file format to share songs and entire albums via the internet. -
The first webcam
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The first secure ecommerce transaction
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The creation of social media
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The invention of Wi-Fi
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Google!
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Major move to place TV shows online
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The iPhone and the Mobile Web