internet

Online Shopping

Jan 26, 1979

Michael Aldrich invents the predecessor to online shopping; this enabled the first electronic transactions.

Tim Berners-Lee

May 30, 1990

Tim creates the first browser for mainstream use. The world wide web is born.

US Billboard

Jun 9, 1993

The US Billboard chart compiles legal music downloads for the first time.
5. Coldplay-Viva La Vida.
4.Jason Mraz-I'm Your
3. Black Eyed Peas-Boom Boom Pow
2. Lady Gaga- Poker Face
1. Black Eyed Peas- I Got A Feeling

Amazon, Ebay

Jul 5, 1995

Amazon launches in the U.S.
The same year Ebay is found.

Google

Sep 28, 1998

Google launches in this year.

.Com Crash

Apr 27, 2001

.Com Crashes which leads to a loss of $5 Trillion in 2 years.

Wikipedia

Nov 27, 2001

Wikipedia is created.

Skype

Aug 22, 2003

Skype is created

Facebook

Apr 27, 2004

Facebook is created

YouTube

Feb 5, 2005

YouTube is created