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In 1989, @timberners_lee submitted a proposal that would change the world.
To celebrate #Web30, for the next 30 hours we're asking everyone to contribute to a crowdsourced timeline of web milestones.
Share your web moments at #Web30 #ForTheWeb: bit.ly/web30timeline
To celebrate #Web30, for the next 30 hours we're asking everyone to contribute to a crowdsourced timeline of web milestones.
Share your web moments at #Web30 #ForTheWeb: bit.ly/web30timeline
Starting now, Sir @timberners_lee is speaking from @CERN, where it all began. #Web30 #ForTheWeb
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In 1992, Lynx, the text-based web browser, was released. @montulli
In 1993, @CERN helped the web become a royalty-free product.
In 1993, the first Internet service provider (ISP) launched.
In 1993, the web gained vision! @quentinsf
In 1994, the first blog was created @jah
In 1994, Cookies, SSL & HTTPS were created! @montulli
In 1994, @BillClinton was part of the first Presidential email exchange with Swedish Prime Minister #Web30 @carlbildt
In 1995, #SSL was released to the public. Without it, we wouldn't have web encryption, and we are all safer as a consequence.
In 1995, the first form of Craigslist was born, and the marketplace was changed forever
In 1996, Section 230 was passed in US Congress, allowing platforms to let their users exercise free speech rights. @djweitzner @RonWyden #Web30
In 1996, the first in-depth information website was designed. This led the beginning of Nepal wireless #Web30
In 1999, David Bowie knew that the web was going to be a global phenomenon #Web30
In 2000, @MarceloTas was in the first live transmission of a TV show online, from Australia to Brazil. #Web30
In 2001, @Wikipedia was launched by @jimmy_wales . It was free then, and it is free now. #ForEveryone #Web30
In 2002, the @creativecommons license 1.0 is released #Web30
In 2003, the invention of @WordPress meant that anyone could build their own personal website #Web30
In 2004, Shirin Ebadi started using the web as a resource to fight dictators. #Web30
In 2005, the internet reached a milestone of 1 billion users worldwide. Now, half the world's population is online. #Web30
In 2006, the Web Science Research Initiative was launched as a joint venture between @MIT and @unisouthampton #Web30
In 2007, 'cyber' became a new form of international warfare #Web30
In 2007, reCAPTCHA was born. @LuisvonAhn #Web30
In 2007, @OfficeGSBrown moves into Downing Street, and uses email for daily government business #Web30
In 2008, @StackOverflow launched and showed us the power of an open community and what we can learn from each other online #Web30
In 2009, @StephenFry was stuck in an elevator and took his Twitter followers along for the journey #Web30
In 2009, we were founded! #Web30
In 2011, the web allowed a new kind of protest to form: online and in the streets. #Web30
In 2011, the @Mo_IbrahimFdn was celebrating online the first ever Ibrahim Governance Weekend at #MIFTunis #Web30
In 2012, we hit peak cat meme! #Web30
In 2013, @impossible brought together a community of people on the web to innovate for change @lilycole #Web30
In 2014, millions poured ice water over their heads, and raised millions for #ALS in the process @alsassociation #Web30
In 2014, the ITU took a stand for 'encryption-by-default' #Web30
In 2015, 3 billion people were online #Web30
In 2015, the @fcc passed regulation to protect #netneutrality, protections we sadly need to fight for once again today #Web30
In 2017, the 'WannaCry attack' encrypted data and held it ransom, causing chaos for people and businesses #Web30
In 2018, @UNSGdigicoop was founded to push for online and technological access around the world, with co-chair @melindagates #Web30
In 2018, social media helped empower a youth movement to march #Web30
