Jorn Barger coins the term „Weblog” to describe his site Robot Wisdom. The term is later shortened to „blog,” marking the birth of personal digital publishing.
Part of the 18 Internet Evolution Facts: The 1997 Edition archive. Historically Verified
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2000 Legacy: 2000 The Year of the Great Filter
This year proved that while "internet hype" could die, the "internet itself" was indestructible. By filtering out the weak companies and surviving the Y2K scare...czytaj dalej »
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 »
1998 File: The Birth of the "Open Source" Term
The term "Open Source" is officially adopted during a strategy session in Palo Alto. This leads to the creation of the Open Source Initiative, protecting the ph...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 »
1999 Legacy: The Birth of Emojis (Japan)
Shigetaka Kurita creates the first set of 176 emojis for the Japanese mobile system i-mode, laying the visual alphabet for future global communication.Part of t...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 »
1998 Legacy: The "Hamster Dance" Goes Viral
One of the earliest examples of a "web meme," the Hampster Dance website (featuring rows of animated GIFs), proves that simple, repetitive humor can capture glo...czytaj dalej »
1999 Legacy: TiVo and the End of Appointment TV
TiVo launches its first digital video recorder. By allowing users to pause live TV and skip commercials, it brings "internet-style" control and on-demand logic ...czytaj dalej »
19 Internet Evolution Facts: The 1999 Edition
The year 1999 was the grand finale of the 20th century and the absolute peak of "Dot-Com Fever." While the world held its breath over the Y2K bug and watched Th...czytaj dalej »
1997 Vault: The Birth of Wi-Fi (802.11)
The first version of the 802.11 wireless networking standard is released. This invisible revolution will eventually untether the internet from the desktop and e...czytaj dalej »
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1997 File: AOL’s "Buddy List" Goes Mainstream
AOL launches AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) as a standalone service. The distinctive "door opening" and "door closing" sounds become the...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 »
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...read more »
1997 Vault: The Death of Netscape’s Dominance
Microsoft bundles Internet Explorer 4.0 deeply into Windows 98 previews, effectively winning the "Browser War" through OS integration.read more »