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ARPANET
Widely considered to be the start of the internet, ARPANET was connected a computer at UCLA with a computer in Stanford being being backed but the U.S. Military. While it was extremely limited by today's standards, it expanded and proved computers could be connected over great distances. -
Email
Ray Tomlinson separates the destination computer from the users' name using the "@" symbol. While initially used for internal messages on small networks, programmers adopted this model for future web-based electronic mail services. -
CYCLADES
France started development of its version of ARPANET called CYCLADES, pioneering the notion the host computer should be responsible for data transmission as opposed to the network itself. -
Unix
Bell Labs conceptualized this operating system (OS) for internal use only in 1969 (not having its first manual distributed until 1971, and externally announced in 1973), but later licensed it's use out by the late 1970's. Creators of Linux, the OS used by many modern web servers and hosting services, were heavily influenced by this early OS. -
Trans-Atlantic
ARPANET is connected to the University of London. -
Email Client
John Vittal out of the USC programs the reply and forward functionality into MSG. -
BBS
The Bulletin Board Systems are developed, a public text only version of today's message boards and forums. -
MUD
MultiUser Dungeons (MUDs) were entirely text based virtual worlds that incorporated online chat and role-playing into a game. While [Genesis](GenesisMud.org/play) is not the first MUD, it is free and allows you to experience what a MUD. -
Hypertext
Tim Berners-Lee writes ENQUIRE for CERN which allows for the tracking of software and projects by linking them to hypertext. Laying the framework for what would become hyperlinks. -
DNS
The Domain Name System was created, allowing numerical IP address to be written out as easy to remember names. -
IRC
Internet Relay Chat is deployed, the first real-time communication between computers that was implanted in chat rooms, private messaging and file sharing. -
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Archie Index
Alan Emtage creates the first search engine for a college project. This was extremely limited, only allowing for the search of file names and not the contents. -
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Six Degrees
The first social media platform of created by Andrew Weinreich with individual profiles and the ability to connect with friends. -
Wi-fi
Wireless Fidelity is developed by a team led by Vic Hayes at the NCR Corporation. -
Monicagate
The Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal is regarded to be the first news story to be broken online before traditional media sources. -
Google!
Students at Stanford University, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, create Google which used PageRank to organize search results based on relevance. -
Dot-com Bubble
Over-evaluation in the market led to a burst of investors selling off stocks. Leading to many companies founded around the internet to close doors. -
