Mark Zuckerberg and his co-founders launch “Thefacebook” from a Harvard dorm room. It expands rapidly to Ivy League schools, setting the foundation for the world’s dominant social media network. Part of the 18 Internet Evolution… Read More »The Launch of Facebook
Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson launch a customizable social network. It quickly becomes the global epicenter for youth culture, music discovery, and personal blogs. Part of the 16 Internet Evolution Facts: The 2003 Edition archive.… Read More »The Launch of Myspace
Jonathan Abrams launches a pioneering social networking website. It popularizes the concept of connecting online through circles of real-world friends. Part of the 16 Internet Evolution Facts: The 2002 Edition archive. HistoricallyVerified
Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger launch a free, collaborative encyclopedia. It redefines user-generated knowledge through open crowd-sourcing. Part of the 16 Internet Evolution Facts: The 2001 Edition archive. HistoricallyVerified
Google introduces a revolutionary desktop and mobile mapping service. Its smooth, draggable interface replaces static page-refresh maps and transforms global transportation and local discovery. Part of the 20 Internet Evolution Facts: The 2005 Edition archive.… Read More »Google Launches Google Maps
Google introduces a revolutionary email service offering an unprecedented 1 gigabyte of free storage. Its invite-only rollout and powerful search functionality change electronic communication forever. Part of the 18 Internet Evolution Facts: The 2004 Edition… Read More »Google Launches Gmail
Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little fork b2/cafelog to release a clean, PHP-based publishing platform. It democratizes web design and grows to power a massive portion of the web. Part of the 16 Internet Evolution Facts:… Read More »The Birth of WordPress
Google introduces an automated news aggregator compiled entirely by computer algorithms. It alters how users discover and consume global current events. Part of the 16 Internet Evolution Facts: The 2002 Edition archive. HistoricallyVerified
Bram Cohen designs a decentralized peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. It revolutionizes how large data files travel across the web. Part of the 16 Internet Evolution Facts: The 2001 Edition archive. HistoricallyVerified
The year 2000 was a rollercoaster of digital survival and corporate reality checks. After breathing a sigh of relief as the “Y2K bug” failed to end the world, the internet industry faced the dramatic “Dot-Com… Read More »16 Internet Evolution Facts: The 2000 Edition