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Sputnik
Sputnik satellite launched into space. It created global communication. -
Mouse
First mouse was created by Douglas Engelbert -
First Person on Internet
Charley Kline was the first person to use Internet. It was used to connect to Stanford Research Institute. -
ARPA
Provided communication network with countries in event of military attack. Advanced Research Projects Agency. -
First Email Program
First email program written by Ray Tomlinson -
Microsoft
Microsystems is created, the company that later creates one of the most popular web browsers. -
Apple Computer
Apple Computer is founded. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were the founders. -
Router
American engineer, William Yeager, founded first router. -
DNS
Jon Postel, Paul Mackapetris, and Craig Partridge create DNS. (Domain Name System) -
First Virus
The first computer virus was called "Interneg Worm." It shut down 10% of internet servers. -
Australia connects to the Internet
Australia connects to the NSFNET. -
WWW
CERN releases "WorldWide-Web" -
Java
Programming language, Java, is created -
Ebay
Popular online buying/selling website. You can buy both new or used things. -
Netflix
Movie/Show viewing subscription is created. -
Safari
The web browser that is used in all Apple products. Created by Apple Inc. -
Facebook
Social media platform created by Mark Zuckerberg. Created for a certain university. -
YouTube
Popular video sharing/video search engine is created. -
Twitter
One of the most popular social media platforms is created. One of the creators was Evan Williams. -
iPhone
Phone that revolutionized the smart phone. Acted as a hand held computer + phone all in one. It was created by Apple. -
1.67 billion users
Approximately 1.67 billion people were using the internet as of 2009. -
Facebook 500 million
A study ranked Facebook as the most used social media network in 2009. It had approximately 500 million active users. -
Instagram
Popular social media platform launches. Allowed users to share photos with friends and allowed people to talk to eachother.
