Top 5 Inventions of the Internet Era
Technology, it seems, will never stop its amazing venture. Over the
years, technology has given birth to some of the most fascinating and useful
things. The World Wide Web or, the so-called Internet, is also one of those
fascinating things that has delighted the world no end. It is one of the
world’s most preferred and used technology of the modern era. Since its
inception two decades back by Tim Berners-Lee, the Internet has a range of
advancements and changes that have only added to its effectiveness and
versatility. Nowadays, almost every individual makes use of the Internet in
some way or the other.
Internet today delights people with various wonderful uses such as communication,
education, business, etc.
Internet has connected people from around the world and has brought
people together.
It’s due to this craziness, effectiveness and the diversity of its
applications in the real world, Internet has been termed as the biggest-ever
invention of the world by many.
The effectiveness of Internet states and stands for itself and various
nations like Finland are now claiming that Internet should be made the basic
right for every individual.
In such event, let’s have a look at the top five treats presented to us
by the Internet.
Web Browsers
The first Web Browser was named as WorldWideWeb, and was launched on
26th February 1991. And since then it has seen many players being entered. The
first commercial web browser success was Internet Explorer that was integrated
in Windows OS by Microsoft. The other major Browser applications nowadays are
–Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple’s Safari and etc.
A web browser is, indeed, the most elementary thing each one of us know
about the Internet. It’s the web browser that helps us connect to the Internet
to access things like Google, Emails, Facebook, and the likes.
It’s a dull zero, the world of Internet without a web browser, isn’t
it? That why, it is more than reasonable
to say that Internet browser is the heart and soul of the World Wide Web. It is
a basic platform required to fulfil our Internet needs. And so, the invention
of the web browser is certainly the biggest invention in the world of World
Wide Web.
Dubbed the WorldWideWeb, the World’s first-ever web browser went live on
February 26, 1991. Ever since then, there have been numerous names flowing in.
Microsoft in Windows OS launched Internet Explorer for the first time as a
commercial product. Various Browser applications such as Google’s Chrome,
Firefox, Opera, Apple’s Safari, etc. are being used by people all over the
world to surf the Internet.
Search Engines
Search Engine is another popular term on the web which became a very
essential part of surfing the web as the number of websites started increasing.
Once there were a hoard of website for every category, accessing relevant and
best information became really tough, more if the correct address of the
website was not known. In such a scenario, the web world was introduced with
the novel concept of search engine which made searching websites fairly simple
even if the exact URL of the website being searched for was not known.
Google was the first-ever Search Engine that became popular soon after
its launch in 1998, though a few other search engines like Archie, Veronica,
etc. were also introduced earlier. Google made a remarkable revolution in the
history of Internet by making the Internet search business a multi-million
business that profits billions of people today. Google is not only the biggest
advertisement giant on the World Wide Web, but it also directs and sets terms
for the standards of other websites on the web. Google is followed by many
other search engines such as Yahoo and Bing.
Real Time Streaming
Real Time Streaming is one of the most widely-used technologies in this
modern age of digitization. It has completely revolutionized the way the Internet
looks as it is on this very technology that the framework of modern social
networking websites like Facebook and YouTube is based.
It gives social media users a complete autonomy of updating, uploading
and sharing their data, images, videos, etc. immediately with their loved ones.
Earlier, emails were the only basis of sharing information. Real Time Streaming
has also allowed search engines to provide real time updates, search figures,
etc. to help users make the most of both the technologies.
Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP)
In 1970, the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
(IEEE) came up with an astonishing technology that allowed users to talk to
anyone around the world by making extremely affordable or free-of-cost calls.
The technology, termed VoIP worked by the conversion of voice signals into
Internet packets that were used for the purpose of broadcasting via Internet
cloud, a comparatively cheaper medium to conventional Telecom Cloud. In today’s
Internet world, apps like Skype are highly popular for making free or cheap
calls. These apps are based on VoIP, a technology you can put to use for
sharing files, making video calls, transferring documents, etc.
Wi-Fi
In the early days of Internet, it was really troublesome to connect,
configure, schedule and reschedule Internet using a dial-up connection, hope
you remember! Thanks to wireless connectivity that has kicked out all the
hassle involved in the process of connecting a computer to Internet through
dial-up connection. You need not worry about cable connections as wireless
technology is here and it’s here to stay. Wi-Fi not only provides you a faster
access to Internet but also provides you the ease and convenience of using
Internet anytime on-the-fly.
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