The first message was transmitted via the ARPANET between two devices. The computers crashed after the first two letters of "LOGIN," despite their attempts to fill it in. It was the first network at that time that utilised the transfer of data packets.
ARPANET grew rapidly in the early 1970s. Many universities and government computers joined the network during this time. In 1975, ARPANET was declared operational and was used to develop further communications technology.
By developing the networked email system for the ARPANET, Ray Tomlinson created and advanced electronic mail the way we know it today.
A plan to connect Arpa-like networks into an ungoverned "inter-network" that revolved around a transmission control protocol (which subsequently evolved into TCP/IP) was released.
A programmer at the University of Southern California, created the first contemporary email program in 1975. The introduction of "Reply" and "Forwards" capability was this program's (named MSG's) most significant technological advancement.
This was the year that Dale Heatherington and Dennis Hayes produced and first marketed to tech enthusiasts the very first PC modem.
MUD, or MultiUser Dungeon, was the forerunner to World of Warcraft and Second Life when it was created in 1979. MUDs were totally text-based realms that combined internet conversation, active storytelling, and role-playing activities.
Although most individuals give Kevin MacKenzie credit for creating the emoticon in 1979, Scott Fahlman was actually the one who suggested using after a joke. This marks the birth of the modern emoticon.
Arpanet systems were required to transition to Vinton Cerf's TCP/IP protocols by January 1, 1983. The change impacted a few hundred PCs. In 1983, the name server was also created.
The first Domain Name Servers (DNS) and the domain name system were both developed in 1984. In contrast to their numerical IP address cousins, the domain name concept made web addresses more readable for humans. Users of the Internet could enter an easy-to-remember domain name into DNS servers, which instantly transformed it to an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
In the year 1986, the so-called Protocol Wars got under way. At that point, the US was using the Internet/Arpanet protocol while European nations were pursuing the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), which ultimately lost out.
The first Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server went online in 1988, laying the groundwork for modern live conversation and messaging applications.
In 1989, after Apple ceased participation in the AppleLink programme, the initiative was renamed, giving rise to America Online. The popularity of the Internet among regular users was later attributed to AOL.
The name "World Wide Web" was first used while Tim Berners-Lee was creating the code in 1990; when it was initially known as 'Mesh'. It was written to persuade CERN that a global hypertext system was in its best interests.
Montreal student Alan Emtage developed the first search engine for a school project. This search engine was known as Archie Index.
The first web page was created and served to explain what the World Wide Web was in the same way that the first e-mail explained what e-mail was.
Google went online in 1998 and revolutionized the way people find information online.
Wikipedia launched, creating one of the sites that paved the way for the collective generation of web content/social media.
Facebook was founded in 2004, but at the time it was only available to college students and was called The Facebook. "The" has since been removed from the name,
The greatest innovation of 2007 was arguably the iPhone. The iPhone was responsible for nearly all of the renewed interest in mobile web applications and design.