The Internet: A Timeline

MySpace, facebook, Google; common websites that we know all too well.

In the 21st century, the Internet is used for the same reason it was used during its formative stage: to connect people. It isn’t confined to just a few people anymore, but the whole world has access to this important tool.

We use the Internet differently now. Social networking sites, email and online newspapers are the norm. This is very different than the few websites by a few hosts of the past. There are now millions of both.

Here’s a timeline with highlights of Internet history:

1950- The first commercial computer, Univac, is introduced
1977- Email becomes a reality
- 1st personal computer introduced
1980- Virus hinders ARPAnet
1984- 1,000 hosts are on the Internet
1988- 1st Internet worm
1992- 1st audio and video shown on the Internet
- There are now 1,000,000 hosts
1993 -341,634% World Wide Web population growth
1998- Google is introduced
2001- Wikipedia is now published in English
2003- iTunes is introduced
2005- YouTube is introduced

The Internet will constantly expand and grow.

Information for the timeline is provided by: www.cbc.ca/news, www.pcworld.com, www.netvalley.com, and www.about.com

story by Taylor Pool, Taylor Evans, and Hilary Johns