Internet timeline

Two Computers at MIT communicate with each other using packet switching

BBM unveils final version of IMP and wins ARPANET Contract

First ISP is born, known as Telenet

National Science Foundation provides grant to CSNET to establish it in univ scientists

Well defined TCP/IP emerges

DNS is established to make things easier (.edu, .gov, .org etc)

NSFNET goes online at 56K with supercomputer.

World Wide Web is introduced

Google is founded

Facebook is launched and era of social media begins

The Internet Governance Forum meets for the first time.

Twitter launches

Edward Snowden whistleblows information on NSA survaillnce protocols

Obama Administration successfully stops a series of anti-piracy acts from passing