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Creation
Leonard Kleinrock is credited for creating the internet. -
Two Computers Started Sharing Information
Two computers at MIT Lincoln Lab communicate with one another using packet-switching technology. -
Microsoft
Netscape Communications is born. Microsoft creates a Web browser for Windows 95. -
Online Dating
Match.com is founded (the first dating site) -
Netflix
Netflix is founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph -
1998
Google is founded -
Facebook and Social Media
Facebook goes online and the era of social networking begins. Mozilla unveils the Mozilla Firefox browser. -
YouTube and Reddit
YouTube.com launches. The social news site Reddit is also founded -
Instagram and Twitter become popular
Instagram, the photo-sharing site, reaches 400 million users, outpacing Twitter, which would go on to reach 316 million users by the middle of the same year. -
Voice Assist
Google unveils Google Assistant, a voice-activated personal assistant program, marking the entry of the Internet giant into the "smart" computerized assistant marketplace. Google joins Amazon's Alexa, Siri from Apple, and Cortana from Microsoft.