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ARPA is created
A way was found that computers could talk to each other in case of a nuclear attack. -
Computers at Stanford and UCLA are connected for the first time
These were the first hosts which would one day become the internet. -
An Arpanet Network was Established
Network between Harvard, MIT, and BBN. -
Email was first developed
Developed by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name. -
The beginning of TCP/IP
A proposal was published to link Arpa-like networks together into a so-called "inter-network", which would have no central control and would work around a transmission control protocol. -
The first Personal Computer Modem is Invented
The modem was invented by Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington, and was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists. -
Spam is born
The first unsolicited commercial email message was sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk. -
MUD – The earliest form of multiplayer games was debuted
The precursor to World of Warcraft and Second Life was developed in 1979, and was called MUD. MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat. -
The first emoticon
The first emoticon was used While many people credit Kevin MacKenzie with the invention of the emoticon in 1979, it was Scott Fahlman in 1982 who proposed using after a joke, rather than the original proposed by MacKenzie. -
The domain name system was created The first Domain Name Servers was created
The domain name system was important in that it made addresses on the Internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP address counterparts. DNS servers allowed Internet users to type in an easy-to-remember domain name and then converted it to the IP address automatically. -
World Wide Web protocols finished The code for the World Wide Web
Was written by Tim Berners-Lee, based on his proposal from the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URLs. -
First web page created (World Wide Web)
1991 brought some major innovations to the world of the Internet. The first web page was created and, much like the first email explained what email was, its purpose was to explain what the World Wide Web was. -
Amazon is created
Is created as an online bookselling store. And has come such a far way today as you can practically purchase anything on Amazon. http://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-amazon-history-facts-2017-4 -
Yahoo is created
Jerry Lang and Dave Filo launched the website and it has come a long way since then. http://www.internethistorypodcast.com/2015/03/on-the-20th-anniversary-the-history-of-yahoos-founding/ -
ESPN.net is launched
It is created worldwide for sports fans to read news about the certain sport that they are interested in. http://espnmediazone.com/us/espn-inc-fact-sheet/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN.com -
MSN is launched
Created by Microsoft, this was a worldwide web portal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN -
Ebay is created
Ebay is created as a worldwide auction/bidding website for users. https://www.ebayinc.com/our-company/our-history/ http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/History-of-Ebay-/10000000008868464/g.html -
Apple's official website is launched
Was used as a tool to sell some of their products and help costumers worldwide. http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-website-2012-9 -
Google is launched
Was launched as a worldwide search engine/tool that is still the most popular website used today. https://www.google.com/intl/en/about/our-story/ -
Facebook is launched by Mark Zuckerberg
Originally used to help communicate with colleges, now it can be used to post and share photos. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia http://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/ultimate-history-facebook-infographic -
Twitter Is created
Users could message each other on this worldwide platform. https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-twitter-3288854 -
Instagram Is Created
Instagram is used as more of a posting platform for the younger generation. http://wersm.com/the-complete-history-of-instagram/
