Andrew Weinreich launches SixDegrees.com, often cited as the first true social media site. It allows users to create profiles and list friends, predating Friendster and MySpace by years.
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2000 Classic: Google Launches AdWords
Google introduces AdWords with 350 initial customers. By allowing businesses to buy ads based on specific keywords, Google creates a highly effective, performan...czytaj dalej »
1999 Vault: The Launch of Britannica.com
The legendary encyclopedia goes online for free, and the site immediately crashes due to overwhelming traffic, signaling the end of the printed encyclopedia era...czytaj dalej »
1996 Archive: The Browser Wars Heat Up
Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 3.0, the first browser to seriously challenge Netscape Navigator. It introduces support for CSS and ActiveX, proving that M...czytaj dalej »
Media
Media: Communicate and inform the public. Introduction Media plays a crucial role in society by serving as a platform to communicate and inform the public...czytaj dalej »
1997 Archive: 1997 The Year of Connection
This year proved that the internet was becoming a persistent space. Between AIM, SixDegrees, and the birth of blogs, the web shifted from a place you "visited" ...czytaj dalej »
Quantum mechanics
Unveiling the mysteries of the quantum world. Introduction Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics that describes the behavior of matter ...czytaj dalej »
1997 Legacy: Netflix is Founded
Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph found Netflix as a DVD-by-mail service. While not yet a streaming giant, its website-first rental model sets the stage for the e...czytaj dalej »
1996 Vault: The CDA and the "Declaration of Independence"
In response to the Communications Decency Act, John Perry Barlow publishes the "Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace," arguing that governments have no...czytaj dalej »
UFO
Introduction UFO, an acronym for Unidentified Flying Object, refers to any object or phenomenon observed in the sky that cannot be readily identified or expl...czytaj dalej »
1996 File: The Launch of Alexa Internet
Brewster Kahle and Bruce Gilliat found Alexa Internet to track web traffic and archive the internet. This data later becomes the basis for the Internet Archive ...czytaj dalej »
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1997 Vault: The Launch of Slashdot
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1997 Archive: The "Deep Blue" Rematch
IBM’s Deep Blue defeats world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a highly publicized match. The result is broadcast live on...read more »
1997 File: The Rise of Digital MP3s
The Winamp media player is released. Combined with the rise of the MP3 format, it begins to disrupt the music...read more »