Events in Internet History
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Updated: 31 Jan 2020
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Created byRachel M Eden
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The first Multicast Backbone (MBONE); audio and video broadcastedThe first web browser is created and it is named MosaicThe Network Voice Protocol was invented as a way to allow people to send voice over the InternetAuctionWeb makes it first salePayPal was inventedThe release of Napster, a file sharing system, makes P2P popularWith the launch of the iTunes Store, people could purchase and download music legallyThe word podcast is first used to describe an Internet audio or video broadcastFacebook is createdYoutube is createdThe first “tweet” is sentGroupon offered its first group coupon for pizzaThe DNS or Domain Name System is inventedPaul Baran invented “packet switching” which laid the foundation for the World Wide Web.Steve Walker invented the first mailing list that allowed many people get the same mail messageTim Berners-Lee was the inventor of the World Wide Web
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