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How the Internet Evolved
As I remember it
The Internet
Internet
Began primarily for use in Universities and expanded to business.
Once the PC became accessible, the Internet revolution expanded to the general population
America On-Line (AOL)
AOL
AOL wasn't just an Internet Service Provider (ISP), it was also a community that pre-dated social platforms like Facebook.
AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), Chatrooms, and the platfrom was even a browser which connected users to the wider internet.
Yahoo!
Yahoo
Yahoo! was one of the biggest search engines in the early internet. They also provided users with free emails, news feeds, etc.
As a search engine, Yahoo! was one of a few go-to's (including Altavista, AskJeeves, Microsoft (MSN.com) and early Google)
What started off as a Stanford University research project in 1996 is now the worlds most important search engine, and technology companies.
Currently, Google holds 90% of the global search engine market, with over 70,000 searches per second.
Meta
Meta
Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Oculus) was created by Mark Zuckerburg in Harvard University in 2004 as a social media platform meant to connect people within the university.
Initially, Facebook was competing with other social platforms like MySpace, Hi-5, and Google+, fast forward and Meta boasts over 2.8 billion people using at least one Meta platform.
Napster
Napster revolutionized the way the public interacted with the music industry. This was the beginning of the decline in physical music album sales (CDs), and the switch over from CD players to MP3 players, to the iPod, and now our phones with music streaming platforms.