CHAPTER 9 TIMELINE

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CHAPTER 9 // TIMELINE
  • 1960s ARPAnet
 U.S. Defense Department begins research on a distributed network—ARPAnet—the groundwork for the Internet.
  • 1971 E-mail
 E-mail is invented, revolutionizing modes of communication.
  • 1971 Microprocessors
 These circuits enable personal computers (PCs) to be born.
  • 1980s Fiber-Optic Cable
 These bundles of fiber enable the transmission of thousands of messages at once.
  • 1980s Hypertext
 This data-linking feature enables users to link one Web page to another, creating the World Wide Web.
  • 1985 AOL
 The company is launched, becoming the most successful ISP over the next decade.
  • 1986 NSF
 The National Science Foundation bankrolls a high-speed communications network, connecting computers across the country.
  • 1993 Web Browsers
 The Internet becomes navigable and user-friendly.
  • 1999 Blogging
 Blogging software is created, helping to popularize this form of communication.
  • 2000 Cookies
 Information profiles on users enable data-mining to flourish.
  • 2000s Broadband
 Users switch from dial-up to broadband with cable modem or DSL connections.
  • 2001 Instant Messaging
 The fastest growing area of the Internet.
  • 2002 Social Networking
 Friendster is founded as the first major social networking site, inspiring MySpace (2003) and Facebook (2004).
  • 2007 Smartphones
 The iPhone is introduced, creating a trend toward Internet-accessing smartphones.
  • 2010 iPad
 Apple releases a multipurpose touchscreen tablet.