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Web 1.0 - Archie - First Internet Search Tool
McGill University student, Alan Emtage developed Archie (archive without the v), to save time while searching the internet. -
Web 1.0 - World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee introduces the World Wide Web. -
Web 1.0 - Internet Explorer
Microsoft releases the first version of Internet Explorer, an internet browsing software. -
Web 1.0 - Amazon.com
Amazon.com begins as an online book store. -
First Mention of Web 2.0
The term was first used by Darcy DiNucci. -
Web 2.0 - Wikipedia
Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger launch Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia in which the users write the content. -
Web 2.0 - Facebook
Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched the social networking site. -
Web 2.0 - YouTube
Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim created the video sharing website and uploaded the first video. -
Web 2.0 - Twitter
Jack Dorsey launches Twitter and sends the first tweet: “just setting up my twttr” -
Web 3.0 - Wolfram Alpha
Stephen Wolfram developed Wolfram Alpha as a computational knowledge engine that computes exact answers about topics rather than search and display random web pages about a topic. -
Web 3.0 - Siri
Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer, and Tom Gruber co-founded Siri, an intelligent, voice-controlled, personal assistant. It was originally an independent iPhone Application that debuted in 2010. Apple acquired Siri in 2010. Apple modified Siri and introduced it in 2011. -
Web 3.0 - DSSTNE
Amazon makes DSSTNE technology available for others to use. DSSTNE is the technology behind Amazon's product recommendation system.