First Things to Happen on the Internet
Email, LiveJournal, and Other Internet Firsts That You Probably Don't Remember
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Even though we all live and breathe the internet these days, it's hard to remember a life without Amazon Prime or scrolling through Instagram. Well, take a trip down memory lane and revisit when the first email, Amazon order, and even Facebook profile happened with this handy infographic from Academized. Warning: it might make you feel a little old.
1 Email started way back in 1971.
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2 Spam's been around for a while now.
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3 The first domain was kinda meh.
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4 Before Google, there was Archie.
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5 The web is only 26 years old.
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6 Photos didn't appear on the web till 1992.
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7 Anyone remember how cool webcams were?
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8 The first banner ad looks kinda interesting.
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9 People didn't spend money on the internet till 1994.
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10 Aerosmith was the first band to have a song as an exclusive digital download.
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11 The first order on Amazon was a book.
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12 How could anyone ever forget LiveJournal, where all your feelings were kept?
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13 The first Skype message wasn't said in English.
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14 The first Facebook profile only happened 13 years ago!
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15 YouTube's first video was just a casual day at the zoo.
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16 Twitter's come a long way from its first tweet.
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17 The first Instagram post was of an adorable dog.
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Here's where Academized found all this information.
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