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Arpanet
Before the internet, there was ARPANET, a network of computers initially used to share scientific research between universities and military organizations. Britannica -
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First Online Game
Maze War was adapted for ARPANET in 1974, making it the first online game.
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The First Search Engine
The first search engine was created by Alan Emtage. Archie made it much easier to find specific files on the internet.
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World Wide Web Standards
Tim Berners-Lee founded the World Wide Web Consortium. The main goal of the consortium was to develop web standards for the World Wide Web.
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Social Media Goes Mainstream
Social networking sites were created in 1995 as a way for former classmates to find each other.
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The First Smartphone
The first smartphone was created by IBM and was called the Simon Personal Communicator.
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The First Pop Up Ad
The first pop up ad was created by Ethan Zuckerberg on Tripod.com.
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Wifi
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a wireless industry organization that exists to promote wireless technologies and interoperability.
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Iphone
The iphone is introduced by Apple, changing the way the smartphone looks and works.
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Internet in Space
NASA's JPL lab engineers used DTN software to transmit space images to and from a NASA science spacecraft.
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Social Media Becomes Tool of Dissent
Protesters in the Middle East and North Africa used social media to organize demonstrations both for and against their governments.
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Machine Learning
The year 2012 had some major breakthroughs for deep learning, from speech recognition to the recognition of cat videos.
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Smartphones Everywhere
In 2013, there were 1 billion shipments of iphones for the first time.
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Smart Speakers and Virtual Assistants
Amazon introduces Echo, a speaker that you can talk to.
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