Then vs. Now: A look at some of the more popular Internet firsts

While it might seem like the Internet’s a relatively new technology, it’s actually been around for a while

In fact, did you know that the first book ever purchased on Amazon was completed in 1995? Next year will mark the 20-year anniversary of that buy.

What’s particularly fascinating about the Internet as a technology is how even to this day, there are still new discoveries being made, new properties being established, and new services being offered, all online, and all the time.

To get a grasp on some of the more important Internet firsts, if you will, the team at WebpageFX have put together the chart / infographic below that outlines historical achievement after historical achievement. It covers a lot – from the first email to the first YouTube video, but what you get out if by the end of reading it is a truer sense of just how much this particular technology has grown since it was first introduced to the public, and how much more it still has left to do.

Via hongkiat.com