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Arpanet-The First network/hosts are created
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The First Email is sent online
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MSG developed giving email replying/forwarding abilities
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The first spam message is sent
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The emoticon :-) is introduced to be used after jokes
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The dotcom domain is created
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Hosts increase to just under 30,000 total
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Internet relay chat a precursor to instant messaging begins
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The first webpage is launched
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Mosaic becomes the first heavily downloaded browser
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Amazon.com and Ebay first start business
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Wikipedia the online encyclipedia is launched
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Facebook is launched
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Youtube is created
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Hulu is created after a joint venture with Fox,NBC,and ABC
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Social Media is used to tranform protesting in Egypt