{"id":17263,"date":"2024-02-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/?p=17263"},"modified":"2024-02-10T10:25:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T15:25:44","slug":"who-invented-internet-part-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/who-invented-internet-part-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Invented The Internet? Internet History: 2000\u20132009 Timeline (Part 7)","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
Update: This article is part of a series. Check out the full series: Part 1<\/a><\/em>, Part 2<\/a><\/em>, Part 3<\/a><\/em>, Part 4<\/em><\/a>, Part 5<\/a><\/em>, Part 6<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n The early 2000’s were a period of swift change and enormous growth in internet history. This time period witnessed the dramatic rise and fall of the Dot-com bubble, the introduction of groundbreaking social media and search platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, and the roll-out of revolutionary technologies like the iPhone and 4G networks. Read on for a look at the stories of influential figures like Satoshi Nakamoto, who introduced Bitcoin, and companies like Google and Apple that continued to push the boundaries of innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the worst crises for tech and internet companies happened in 2000. The \u201cDot-com bubble burst\u201d happened on the stock market, because too many people started investing in technology and internet companies due to the growth of the internet. The height of the bubble was when the NASDAQ stock index reached 5132. This caused the crash of many startups. From 2000 to 2002 the bubble caused a total loss of $5 trillion for various tech companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The first large-scale DDos attack was launched in 2000 by Mike \u201cMafiaBoy\u201d Calce. The attack combined a total loss of over $1 billion and targeted companies like Yahoo, Amazon, eBay, Dell, and CNN. This event showed just how important internet security is and that even a 14-year-old boy can cause serious issues when he knows what he\u2019s doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: Cnet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A social networking website for young adults and teenagers, \u201cHabbo\u201d, was launched. This video-game-like online community showed how creative the internet can be and that even younger generations can have a lot of fun on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n An online advertising site by the name of \u201cGoogle Ads\u201d is launched by Google. It was the first online advertising platform that offered a lot of different marketing options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A game development company Maxis launches the \u201cSims\u201d game through Electronic Arts. This was one of the first globally popular simulation games where players created virtual people and their home. Players could customize characters, change their living space, and control their careers and social life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The African father of the internet, Professor Nii Quaynor, starts his own training workshop focused on the African Network Operators\u2019 Group. His training efforts have a great impact on the growth and development of the African internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: NewAfrican<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Beginning of the Dot Com Era<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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