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This was the original "internet" so to speak. It was created by the Department of Defense in the hopes of creating a way to share information and academic knowledge between scholars within the government. The first message between two computers was on this date https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHHElgjvPxC/ -
In 1971, the email was created by Ray Tomlinson; an ARPANET programmer. He is responsible for one of the most influential pieces of internet text that is still used by everyone today https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_email -
Using ARPANET, the first international message was sent from England (University College London) to Norway (Royal Radar Establishment ) https://www.mcgovern.org/the-legacy-of-patrick-j-mcgovern/from-the-pages-of-tech-history/april-11-1973-hawaiis-alohanet-system-becomes-the-first-satellite-connection-on-arpanet/?utm_source=chatgpt.com -
Founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, they created this company in the hopes of changing the way people viewed computers at the time. Today, it is one of the biggest companies in the world, with a total value of $3.47 trillion, making it the third most valuable company globally. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/jobs/umc.cmc.ue6ftva26sh3ha2lrm5vd25m -
Serving as the "phonebook of the internet", this invention by Paul Mockapetris was intended to be a way for people to easily remember domain names instead of IP addresses. Video: https://youtu.be/NiQTs9DbtW4?si=MfKic9b28hYVZFZB -
It was on this day that Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn's TCP/IP became the official standard for ARPANET. This made it possible for different computer networks to talk to each other. It helped ARPANET grow and eventually led to the creation of the modern Internet https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/tcp-ip -
ARPANET was officially decommissioned, ending the network that helped start the modern Internet. Created in 1969 to connect research centers, ARPANET introduced key technologies like TCP/IP. Its shutdown marked the move from a research network to the global Internet we use today. https://www.quora.com/Why-was-ARPANET-decommissioned -
In 1991 the first web browser and web server was created by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN, thus commencing the modern age of easily sharable imaged and photos across the web https://home.cern/science/computing/birth-web/short-history-web?utm_source=chatgpt.com -
Mosaic was created at the University of Illinois’ National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). It helped make the World Wide Web popular by being the first browser to show text and images together in an easy-to-use way. This was the first stepping to engines like Google and Safari. https://www.wired.com/2010/04/0422mosaic-web-browser/ -
Amazon was founded; originally intended to operate as an online bookstore. Now it is the biggest E-commerce site on the planet and has its fingers in many different sectors of the tech market. https://youtube.com/shorts/FZZwxvLWPQg?si=Bruiq51ZF0rM27s4 -
In 1998, Google was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin to address the need for a more effective and efficient internet search archive -
The internet's owns encyclopedia was founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger as a means to hold information that would be accessible by the masses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia -
Originally made to automate updates for Valve games (the company behind Steam), it later went to to becoming the biggest online store for video games used by every gamer today. It now serves as the gaming equivalent of Amazon https://youtu.be/_tPb5V1L76M?si=5Mk3N2jkoRPQWvBy -
Founded by Mark Zuckerberg and some college classmates, it was intended to be an exclusive digital media site that allowed college students to share photos, live events, etc. Now it has become one of the biggest media conglomerates in the world. Quick Snip-it of the movie "The Social Network", a story based on the real story of the founding of Facebook: https://youtu.be/KdtPNRzuKrk?si=78wZgY9SmF4lEfp1 -
Created by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim in order to provide an intuative and easy to use website for people to share their videos and creativity. This is the first YouTube video ever: https://youtu.be/jNQXAC9IVRw?si=tJ9XXP19Qy_xSuHW -
This marks the launch of Netflix's online streaming service, allowing people from all across the globe to instantly watch movies and shows on the go. This, along with YouTube, started the shift from physical media to digital means of watching content. https://seat11a.com/blog-the-evolution-of-netflix-from-dvd-rentals-to-global-streaming-leader/ -
Bitcoin was founded by a still anonymous person/s who goes the pseudonym, Satoshi Nakamoto. This was in order to create a decentralized currency free from control of governments and banks. This was the world introduction to the blockchain process https://youtu.be/s4g1XFU8Gto?si=IHftvRrQCGBsQujc -
This is around the time the world started to truly become one with the Internet. IoT (standing for Internet of Things) defines a network of physical devices that transfer data, all without human interaction. As more technologies and applications were developed, we have become more reliant on IoT to handle tasks on the back end, signifying a renaissance in the human experience https://defence.nridigital.com/global_defence_technology_feb24/timeline-internet-of-things?utm_source=chatgpt.com -
Although VR tech had been around since the late 1960s (surprisingly), this marks the date when the first at-home commercial VR headset was available to the everyday consumer. -
This marked OpenAI’s public launch of ChatGPT, the first widely accessible generative AI chatbot. Its release ignited a global wave of innovation and disruption, reshaping industries and sparking intense debate about the future of technology. https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/31/chatgpt-everything-released-from-the-ai-powered-chatbot-in-2022/?utm_source=chatgpt.com