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CompuServe
CompuServe was created and it was one of the first major commercial internet providers in the United States. The technology they used was dial-up to connect to the web. -
First computer
1977 the first computer was created and it all started from here. -
Email
In 1978 V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai held the first copy right for EMAIL. He modeled it after a communication system that was being used at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey. -
Domain names
1984 the DNS or Domain name systems were created. ex: (.com, .org, .edu) etc. -
Chat rooms
The first known chat room was created and launched. -
World Wide Web
1991 WWW was created or also known as the world wide web. -
Google
1998 Google was created -
Friendster
In 2002 Friendster was created by Jonathan Abrams, this was the first known social network -
Facebook
2004 Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg -
YouTube
YouTube was created in 2005 by 3 men who also worked for PayPal -
Twitter
In 2006 Twitter launched -
MacBook
2006 the first MacBook launched from Apple -
Tumblr
in 2007 Tumblr was created; a very popular blogging site that is popular now with millennials -
iPhone
January of 2007 the first generation of the iPhone was created -
Snapchat
Snapchat was created in 2011, changed the way people connected with each other through pictures and video -
Instagram
In October 2011 Instagram was created as a free mobile app for iPhone and Android users