Significant moments in Internet history
Sep 28, 2008 News
The internet has been around from quite a while now, ArpaNet being it’s predecessor. It grew greatly during the 1990’s and has become a nexus of information offering up news, images, videos and connecting people and businesses all over the world.
CNET UK has put together a list of The 50 most significant moments of Internet history. It’s a really interesting read. I didn’t realize some of the sites I use so frequently are that young, or in some cases that old.
Some of the significant moments include:
- Flash 1.0 - December 1996 [almost 12 years old, wow!]
- the First Spam - May 1978
- IRC - August 1988 [I definitely did not know IRC was this old. I figured 10-12 years tops!]
- MP3 Patented - April 1989 [19 years of MP3s, if only the RIAA had known what this patent would bring about]
- YouTube switched on - February 2005 [Only 3 years? WOW! YouTube has become such a "staple" of the online experience]
Apart from the main list, they also have a few Notable Mentions for you to check out. Which ones surprised you the most?
