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CompuServe
The first major commercial online service provider -
I.M.P.
The first I.M.P. used for sending and receiving data was connected at UCLA -
Email
Ray Tomlinson invented email -
Apple Computer
The Apple II was introduced and it was one of the first personal computers. It was priced at $1,200. -
BBS
The first BBS (used to share messages and files) was created by Ward Christensen and Randy Suess. It was called Computerized Bulletin Board System. -
IBM Computer
IBM launched their IBM PC which ended up being a bigger deal then the computer that Apple had created. -
AOL
AOL was launched and had the first real member created communities. Steve Case was the main founder. -
The Worm
Robert Morris, a graduate student from Cornell, created a worm so he could wonder around the internet but he ended up shutting down all of the network systems. He ended up getting fined $10,000 and was on probation. -
World Wide Web
This was introduced in 1991 and allowed us to access hyperlinks via the internet. Created by Tim Berners-Lee. -
Yahoo
Yahoo joined the party in 1995 and became AOL's rival. -
Netflix
Netflix was founded and Blockbusters nightmare was becoming a reality. Founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph. -
Google
The greatest search engine was launched. Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. -
Myspace
A social networking website where you can interact with other people and share videos, pictures and much more. -
Facebook
An online social networking service founded by Mark Zuckerberg. -
Twitter
Online news and social networking service. Founded by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, Evan Williams -
Instagram
A photo and video-sharing social networking service owned by Facebook. Created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. -
Snapchat
A multimedia messaging app that lets you send personal picture that only last for a few seconds. -
Vine
Short-form video hosting service where users can share six-second-long looping video clips. Created by Dom Hofmann, Rus Yusupov, Colin Kroll. -
Vine Deleted
Vine pulled the plug.
