We all learn the history of the internet in our Computer or ICT subject back in highschool and I'm pretty sure that you all know how to use it.

Internet is the most famous and easiest means of communication to other network or terminal and getting informed about something, It used today for education, social networking, news and public information and many more but do we know who are the pioneers on the internet? Who sent the first email? what is the first social network? what is the first picture uploaded? what is the first browser and many more.

In this article, we will find out the first and the pioneers of the Internet.

• The First Social Network - No, you are wrong, it is not Friendster, the first social networking site was launched way back in the year 1997. It is the "SixDegrees", it is the first social media that allow a user to create a profile and to become friends to other users. The website is lo longer functional today. It was purchased for $125 million dollars in 2000 and was shotdown in 2001. 

• First Email Sent - The first email was sent by Ray Tomilson, also one of the developers of the file transfer program called CPYNET. The first mail he sent was a test so it was not preserved. He sent something like "QWERTYUIOP". Tomilson later said that these "test messages were entirely forgettable and I have, therefore, forgotten them." Mr. Tomilson died at his home on March 5, 2016

• The First Picture - The first picture uploaded on the internet is from Tim Berners-Lee, one of the inventors of the internet. The Photo is about the musical group called the "Les Horribles Cernettes", it is a comedy band based at the CERN Laboratory which composed of admin assinstants and CERN scientist.  

• The First Youtube Video - The first video uploaded on YouTube is the "Me at the Zoo" by one of its co-founder Jawed Karim with the username jawed. It was uploaded at 8:27 p.m on Saturday, April 23, 2005. The 19 second video was recorded by his high school friend, Yakov Lapitsky at the San Diego Zoo featuring Karim in front of the Elephants.
  
  Bonus: The first comment in this video is "interesting" by the user COBALTGRUV More fact about Youtube? Check this out - "The Most of Youtube"

• The First Tweet Ever - The First tweet was posted by one of the Co-Founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey which is "Just setting up my twittr" but it is an automated tweet for new member before, so the first tweet ever written by a human is his second tweet "inviting coworkers" on March 21, 2006. More Twitter Facts? Click here



• The First Website - The first website is about the world wide web developed by CERN in a simple and basic HTML format, it is about how to use it, how it developed and how you can help. Here is the url - The Project

Screenshot of the webpage

• First Sentence Uttered on Skype - And also the most used sentence uttered on skype right at the most present time is by one of its development team. It was in estonian saying "Tere, kas sa kuuled mind" or in english "hello, can you hear me?"



• First Instant Message - The first instant message was sent thru AOL by Ted Leonis to his wife on January 6, 1993. It read, "Don't be scared... it is me. Love you and miss you" His wife replied "Wow, this is so cool".



• First User of Facebook - Marck Zuckerberg was the first human joined facebook and the fourth member. The first three account was used for testing. The first non-founded that joined facebook was an Israeli name Arie Hasit. Read more weird fact about Facebook here. 

• Most Viewed Music Video of All Time - This title belong to no other than PSY's hit song "Gangnam Style", it is the first video on YouTube that hit over 2 billion views on May 2014, it surpassed the old "Baby" of Justin Bieber in November 2012. It is also the first YouTube video that hit 1 billion views. PSY's second hit song, Gentleman also in the top ten of the most watched on YouTube with over 700 million views.
  
  
  
• Most Viewed Viral Video of All Time - Time to bite your finger because it's "Charlie Bit my Finger". The video is simply features two brother sitting in a chair, and when Charlie bit his brother’s finger, Harry repeatedly says ouch, and his brother begins to giggle, afterwards, Harry smiles and says “Charlie, bit me”
  
  The video ranks as the fourth most viewed video on YouTube with approximately 700 million views. The 56-second long video was uploaded on Youtube in May 2007 by Howard Davies-Carr, the father of the boys. According to the report, the family made over $500,000 off advertising revenue from the video, that is almost like winning a lottery.

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Twitter is the second most popular social networking site next to Facebook. Since 2007 Twitter have already over 600 millions active members sharing their ideas, photos and videos everyday in a 140-character limit per post. But having millions of members including you, Here are some facts you probably didn't  know about Twitter.

1. The First Tweet Ever - The First tweet was posted by one of the Co-Founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey which is "Just setting up my twittr" but it is an automated tweet for new member before, so the first tweet ever written by a human is his second tweet "inviting coworkers" on March 21, 2006.

2. The First Homepage Design - The Site opened to public on July 15, 2006 and the Twitter first ever homepage is this. Puberty done right?

Photo by CNBC.COM

3. The Most Followed Person - The most followed person on twitter is Katy Perry. The singer has 54.6 million followers that maker her on top since 2013, followed by Justin Bieber with 53 million followers.

If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014

7. User with the most number of "Following" - The title belong to @ArabicBest who follows 2.4 million account followed by a social media company, Hootsuite, follows nearly 1.6 million accounts.

8. The "Twitter" Origins - Twitter team almost named the social network site as "Twitch" before finalizing it a Twitter. The team look at the Oxford English Dictionary and found the word "Twiiter" and Dorsey said "it means a short inconsequential burst of information chirps from birds".

9. Never Again - Jack Dorsey, one of the developer of twitter never again posted a photo on Instagram after Facebook bought it.

10.  Most Richest People on Twitter - 3 of the five riches people in the world have verified twitter account. Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Larry Elison.

11. The Hashtag Godfather - the hashtag was created in August 2007 by Chris Messina (@Chrismessina) tweeted, "how do you feel about using #(pound) for groups. As in #Barcamp [Msg]"

how do you feel about using # (pound) for groups. As in #barcamp [msg]?
— Chris Messina™ (@chrismessina) August 23, 2007

12. The Big Two Competition - Did you know that Twitter have 13.1 million fans on Facebook. While Facebook have 13.8 million Twitter followers.

13. The First Sad Announcement -  Sam Sethi was the first person to announced on twitter that he had been fired.

I have been fired by Arrington for not removing the post comments from Loic. I will be looking for work and writing on www.vecosys.com
— Sam Sethi (@samsethi) December 13, 2006

14. Tweets Per Day - Approximately Twitter receive more thatn 500 million tweets a day, that's  5,700 tweets per second. Back on July 15,200,6 the launching day of twitter, there were only 224 tweets sent.

15. Billion Dollar Idea - The idea was created on a playground slide in a small neighborhood in San Francisco that now worth $24 dollar billion.

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 Facebook: You can't live with it, you can't burn it in a grease fire. That's what they say, right?

While everyone knows about happening on everyone on facebook, and all of it's basic. Here are 5 weird facts you might now know about Facebook. Excerpt from the famous video by 5facts.

1. Facebook data suggest tat the common time of breakups is two weeks before Christmas and during Spring break. And according to Google data, the most popular search term after spring break is "Why does it hurt when I pee?" HAHA yeah right. 

2. Before the 2007 redesigned, the Facebook homepage featured a mysterious face known and only as The Facebook Guy. Turn out it was a photo of a young Al Pacino.