1969 - ARPAnet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) was the first form of the Internet. It was utilized by the Department of Defense to send information via packets, one of the first forms of URLs.

1970 - Vint Cerf began working on the ARPAnet while attending UCLA. He is one of the first people to have created the Internet and TCP/ IP protocols. Cerf is also accredited with coining the term "surfing the net" while working on the ARPAnet

Early 1970s - Instant Messaging first forms as the PLATO system. Before the graphical interface of Zephyer was introduced in 1987, "IM" had a very MS-DOS appearance. AOL and MSN are the most popular clients for use of instant messaging available.

1971 - Ray Tomlinson implements what is considered to be the first system of e-mail. Using ARPAnet, Tomlinson also created use of the "@" sign in order to allow a person to access a message from any computer connected to the network.

1973 - Robert Kahn after working with Vint Cerf on the creation of the ARPAnet, he and Cerf finalized the TCP/ IP protocols which are vital to the function of today's Internet.

1975 - On April 4, Bill Gates along with Paul Allen found Microsoft in order to sell software for the Altair 8800. The name Microsoft is a portmanteau of Microcomputer Software. Not only has Windows been cited as the most popular operating system, Microsoft has had many company policies that were ideas of their own.

1976 - On April 1st of this year, Steve Jobs along with Steve Wozniak founded the Apple Computer Company. The first computer sold by Apple was called the Apple I. It sold for $666.66 and was followed by the hugely successful Apple II.

1983 - America Online was founded in 1983 by William von Meister under the original monicker of Control Video Corporation. Until 1991, before AOL was released for MS-DOS, it was predominately popular for selling online video games for Commodore 64.

1989 - The world prepares for utmost harror when Jake Thraen is born of March 18.

1994 - Considered to be the year the early forms of "blogging" took place. One of the earliest known bloggers is Justin Hall who began blogging in 1994 while in attendance at Swartmore college, and Brad Fitzpatrick, who is also the creator of one of the most popular blogs, LiveJournal.

1995 - eBay was founded Pierre Omidyar in San Jose, CA. It was supposedly started to help Omidyar's wife collect PEZ dispensers. The name originates from the ebola virus.

1995 - Web TV, now MSN TV, is launched. One of the most successful technological advancements to sell since satellite television, it allowed a young Jake Thraen to being browsing the Internet at the home of his grandparents.

1998 - On September 27, Google Incorporated was founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page as students at Stanford University. Originally, it was a part of the Standford website (google.stanford.edu) and was named after a common misspelling, googol. Google has since changed online culture and experimented with many different services.

1999 - Jake Thraen gets the Internet in his home for the first time. Under the client AOL.

2000 - Wikipedia is started under the name Nupedia by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Based on the free-content idea started by a similar website, Everything2, Wikipedia has become a great way for people to find starting information in research.

2001 - Jake Thraen makes his first purchase on eBay, a Gibson Dobro Resonator Guitar.

2001 - iTunes is launched by Apple. iTunes has become one of the most popular media players to date. With iPod synchronization, the ability to purchase several different types of media through a built in online store, and an easy to use interface, iTunes is one of the best media players available.

2003 - Mozilla Firefox is started by David Hyatt and Blake Ross. Similar to that of Netscape Navigator, Firefox is a popular internet browser alternative to Mircosoft's Internet Explorer. It was released in 2004, and was named one of the best inventions of 2004, one place behind Gmail.

2004 - Jake Thraen after much research and disappointment from PeoplePC, switches for Verzion Online DSL, his first ever home connection with broadband Internet.

2005 - In February, YouTube was founded by three employees of PayPal, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. YouTube has since become one of the most popular sites because of its versatility, and flexibility of hosting videos online. Anything from video blogs to out takes of TV shows can be found on YouTube. In October 2006, Google announced it would buy YouTube for $1.65 billion.