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25 Years Internet History

Navigating the Transformative Journey of the World Wide Web

What you'll find below is a list that explores the inception of the web, tracing its origins and pivotal developments that have shaped the digital landscape we navigate today.

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1935 - Computer: The groundbreaking calculator that launched the era of computing (Konrad Zuse's Z1-4).


1971 - Email: The invention that connected the world through digital messages (Ray Tomlinson's "@").


1975 - PC: The device that empowered individuals for writing, computing, gaming, and work (Ed Roberts' MITS Altair 8800).


1989 - www: The invention that birthed the internet age and enabled global connectivity (Tim Berners-Lee's info.cern.ch).


1994 - Browser: The tool that made navigating the digital realm accessible (Marc Andreessen's Netscape).


1994 - Directory: The early web directory that organized and discovered websites (Jerry Yang and David Filo's Yahoo).


1994- Shop: The platform that revolutionized online shopping (Jeff Bezos' Amazon).


1998 - Payment: The innovation that ushered in a new era of online financial transactions (Elon Musk's Paypal).


1998 - Search: The go-to tool for accessing information on the internet (Larry Page and Sergey Brin's Google).


2004 - Social Media: The platform that kept us constantly connected (Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook).


2005 - Streaming: The services that brought video, music, radio, cinema, and more to the digital world (Hurley/Chen/Karim's YouTube).


2007 - Smartphone: The device that made the internet mobile (Steve Jobs' iPhone).


2007 - Apps: The ecosystem that transformed websites into interactive tools (Steve Jobs' Apple App Store).


2008 - Crypto: The new financial paradigm based on blockchain technology (Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin).


2018 - LLMs: The AI model that executes text-based commands using the World Wide Web's vast information (Altman/Sutskever's ChatGPT).

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