https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1 en-us 2021-09-24 15:13:08 UTC 2025-07-06 20:44:22 UTC hello@padlet.com selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1766131776 The first ever website CERN was released to the public. It was created by Tim Berners Lee and was dedicated to spreading knowledge and information on the World Wide Web. ]]> 2021-09-24 16:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1766131776 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1766159107 In 1996, Flash started as a vector animation package. It became a much better option than Javascript and brought financial and social investment. Flash websites were responsive, interactive, and reliable. Long before Youtube, most websites that included videos needed Flash for visitors to play them. ]]> 2021-09-24 16:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1766159107 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1766458566 The launch of Aliweb, the worlds first search engine, and created by Martijn Koster. It's purpose was to provide more functionality for websites and for people to search for more specific information. ]]> 2021-09-24 19:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1766458566 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776129263 Javascript was created by Brenden Eich. This scripting language was inspired by Java, Scheme, and Self, and its purpose was to make web pages interactive. The scripting languages HTML and CSS allowed websites to become more engaging to users. ]]> 2021-09-28 23:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776129263 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776129349 In December 2008, MySpace officially recorded 77 million visitors. It was one of the most visited social media networking site of the time. It allowed developers to express ideas on a developer platform based on Google's OpenSocial API. This platform was called MySpace Apps.]]> 2021-09-28 23:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776129349 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776129429 By 2009, 69% of all Americans had turned to the internet to understand economic issues. People started to see the internet as a source of knowledge and turned to search engines in order to better understand their surroundings and look for solutions to personal issues. It is also during this year that Microsoft's Bing search engine launches. ]]> 2021-09-28 23:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776129429 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776130580 The internet has changed business, education, communication, healthcare, and even the government. It had evolved from an academic research project to the most major change to social revolution. As of now, pretty much everyone is connected to the internet! It provides us with effective communication to any part of the world, improved business interactions and transactions and made education much more easier to access! This complete transformation to our technology was vital for the enhancement of our knowledge and social interaction. ]]> 2021-09-28 23:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776130580 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776180967 It was during this year the first iphone was released, and this was the first phone that was able to open mobile versions of websites. ]]> 2021-09-28 23:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776180967 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776188796 The idea of opening up interactive websites on different screen sizes was becoming a common idea among developers. ]]> 2021-09-28 23:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776188796 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776201889 Flat design is a website design style that uses simple elements and colors that engage visitors. It is a minimalist design that is mostly used for graphical user interfaces. ]]> 2021-09-28 23:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1776201889 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1778331445 It was during this year that a few major blogging platforms were released. Some examples being TypePad and WordPress. Adsense was also launched by Google to the public. Adsense was an advertising platform that allowed the advertisements on the website to be related to its content. ]]> 2021-09-29 14:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1778331445 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1779335414 55 million people now work online to work and 44% of the people who have access to internet finds the internet useful for their jobs. 
Friendster also releases this year, but the social media site is not able to surpass the popularity of Facebook. ]]> 2021-09-29 20:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1779335414 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1779335642 Websites were beginning to evolve from just places on the internet into interactive sites where people could purchase goods and communicate with others. YouTube had officially launched during this year by Chad Hurdley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. The purpose of this website was to publish or share video files. ]]> 2021-09-29 20:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1779335642 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1779335864 This social media platform was launched in februrary and anyone who signed up for the service could post photographs and personal information about themselves. By the end of 2004, Facebook had reached one million active users. ]]> 2021-09-29 20:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1779335864 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1779338148 It was this year that Google was officially launched by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. This search engine was nicknamed by Page and Brin, "BackRub" because the system checked backlinks to determine how important or trustworthy a website was. ]]> 2021-09-29 20:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1779338148 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1779341034 By this time, many social media platforms were able to be used as search engines like Google. Search engines use backlines to A backlink lets visitors of a website know that the site is trustworthy. They are the foundational component of search engine optimization. They are one of the major necessities in creating a smoothly functioning website. ]]> 2021-09-29 20:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1779341034 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1779551521 By this year, there were already 555 million websites total. There was also a new variety of search engines that people could use. The speed of websites was much faster, taking 18 seconds to download a song, and page loading taking 6 seconds. ]]> 2021-09-29 23:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1779551521 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1781703043 By this year, 56% of American adults own a smartphone. 51% of them also use online banking. The internet has not only become a destination or a place to share and spread knowledge, but a place that allows quick financial transactions through a financial institution's website, making this process an easy task to complete at home or on the go. This virtual process has changed transactional business as a whole and has also changed commerce for many industries. ]]> 2021-09-30 15:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1781703043 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1785224099 The line mode browser launches and it is the first readily accessible browser for the World Wide Web. The first photo, a picture of the band "Les Horribles Cernettes" had also been posted on the web. ]]> 2021-10-01 23:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1785224099 selinaannv https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1785233776 CERN donates the World Wide Web to the public, and it becomes accessible to all. The first web browser Mosaic becomes popular among the public and the web begins to flourish. Marc Andreessen also puts out the IMG HTML tag to allow websites to now display graphic images. ]]> 2021-10-01 23:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/selinaannv/s3nqq6w85099baq1/wish/1785233776