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ARPANET
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was an early packet switching network and the first network to implement the protocol suite TCP/IP. Both technologies became the technical foundation of the Internet. -
E-mail was invented by Ray Tomlinson
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Over half a million computers are in use in the United States.
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DNS
Domain Name System (DNS) pioneered by Jon Postel, Paul Mockapetris and Craig Partridge. Seven 'top-level' domain names are initially introduced: edu, com, gov, mil, net, org and int. -
WWW
The World Wide Web: The World Wide Web is launched to the public on August 6, 1991 -
Java
Java is introduced -
Online Shopping
Amazon.com is founded by Jeff Bezos EBay is founded by Pierre Omidyar -
Google
Google is founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page on September 7, 1998 -
Wikipedia
The source of all worldly information, Wikipedia, launches. -
Youtube
Youtube was created -
25 year aniversary of internet
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Virtual Reality
Augmented reality and wearable devices will be implemented to monitor and give quick feedback on daily life, especially in regard to personal health. -
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and big data will make people more aware of their world and their own behavior. -
Fourth Industrial Revolution
As we enter the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a technological transformation driven by the internet, the challenge is to manage this seismic change in a way that promotes the long-term health and stability of the internet.
