The document discusses the history and development of the internet over the past 50 years, from its origins as a US military program called ARPANET in the late 1960s to connect government researchers, to its commercialization and widespread adoption in the 1990s which introduced web browsers and popularized access to information. It then covers the major technological changes from the 2000s onward that drove further innovation and usage, including new platforms, mobile devices, social media, and the concept of user-generated content, establishing the internet as a key part of modern global communications infrastructure and culture.
The document discusses the history and development of the internet over the past 50 years, from its origins as a US military program called ARPANET in the late 1960s to connect government researchers, to its commercialization and widespread adoption in the 1990s which introduced web browsers and popularized access to information. It then covers the major technological changes from the 2000s onward that drove further innovation and usage, including new platforms, mobile devices, social media, and the concept of user-generated content, establishing the internet as a key part of modern global communications infrastructure and culture.
The document discusses the history and development of the internet over the past 50 years, from its origins as a US military program called ARPANET in the late 1960s to connect government researchers, to its commercialization and widespread adoption in the 1990s which introduced web browsers and popularized access to information. It then covers the major technological changes from the 2000s onward that drove further innovation and usage, including new platforms, mobile devices, social media, and the concept of user-generated content, establishing the internet as a key part of modern global communications infrastructure and culture.
The document discusses the history and development of the internet over the past 50 years, from its origins as a US military program called ARPANET in the late 1960s to connect government researchers, to its commercialization and widespread adoption in the 1990s which introduced web browsers and popularized access to information. It then covers the major technological changes from the 2000s onward that drove further innovation and usage, including new platforms, mobile devices, social media, and the concept of user-generated content, establishing the internet as a key part of modern global communications infrastructure and culture.