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internet evolution
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internet was created
ARPANET adopted TCP/IP and from there researchers began to assemble the “network of networks” that became the modern Internet.citation -
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First photo on the internet
Tim Berners-Lee posts the first photo, of the band “Les Horribles Cernettes,” on the Web.citation -
one of the first purchases on the internet
One of the first known Web purchases takes place: a pepperoni pizza with mushrooms and extra cheese from Pizza Hut.citation -
first banner ad
The first banner ad for hotwired.com appears, with the text “Have you ever clicked your mouse right HERE? —> YOU WILL.”citation -
amazon starts
Amazon.com opens for business, billing itself as the “Earth’s Biggest Bookstore.”citation -
ebay is founded
Entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar launches eBay, originally named “AuctionWeb.” He lists the first item for sale: a broken laser pointer. A collector purchases it for $14.83.citation -
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first phone with internet usage
Nokia releases the Nokia 9000 Communicator, the first cellphone with internet capabilities.citation -
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Napster starts
MP3 downloading service Napster launches, overloading high-speed networks in college dormitories. Many colleges ban the service and it is later shut down for enabling the illegal sharing of music files.citation -
wikipedia starts
Jimmy Wales launches Wikipedia. Users write over 20,000 encyclopedia entries in the first year.citationJ -
itunes starts
Apple launches the iTunes Music Store with 200,000 songs at 99¢ each. The store sells one million songs in its first week.citation -
facebook starts
Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launches thefacebook.com. 1,200 Harvard students sign up within the first 24 hours. Facebook goes on to become the world’s biggest social networking site, with over a billion users worldwide.citation -
youtube is created
YouTube is founded on Valentine’s Day. The first video, an explanation of what’s cool about elephants, is uploaded by co-founder Jawed Karim on April 23. Google acquires the company a year later.citation -
twitter is created
Twitter launches. Founder Jack Dorsey sends the first tweet: “just setting up my twttr”citation -
first country to use internet voting
Estonia becomes the world’s first country to use internet voting in a parliamentary election.citation -
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app store is created
Apple launches its App Store with 552 applications.[citation](<a href='<a href='http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/03/11/world-wide-web-timeline/) -
