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Apple releases this new, immensely popular tablet computer iPad
93.7% This online encylopedia, available to all, is launched Wikipedia
90.8% This new browser by Mozilla is instantly popular Firefox
88.9% Apple introduces this new music buying service, where users can buy songs one at a time iTunes
88.4% Google releases this new web browser Chrome
88.1% This personal voice assistant on the iPhone is the first to have Internet connections Siri
87.7% This auction site appears in its first incarnation, a site called AuctionWeb eBay
85.6% Microsoft releases this new search engine to compete with other major searchers Bing
84.7% This watersport activity is now also the term for going online and exploring Surfing
81.9% This service from Google enables users to see the around the planet from a satellite view Google Earth
80.1% Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone and Noah Glass create this new social networking platform Twitter
78.3% As the dot-com bubble bursts, this online retailer's stock goes down to $7 from $107; however the stock is now over $350 again Amazon
75.3% This WikiLeaks-aided former NSA contractor releases classified military documents over the internet Edward Snowden
74.2%
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Version 3 of this web browser is the last one supported by Macintosh Internet Explorer
68% This peer-to-peer file sharing service is created; it is eventually used mostly for sharing music Napster
65.2% Linus Torvalds releases the first version of this free, open source operating system Linux
53.2% This service, the first web-based email, first appeared Hotmail
52.1% At the end of this year, there were over 87 million blogs on this microblogging website Tumblr
44% This now-common method of linking and accessing information with a single click is proposed to CERN HyperText
39.9% Microsoft launches this online multiplayer gaming service Xbox Live
35.9% This American baseball team's website crashes due to millions of hits immediately after they reached the World Series for the first time Colorado Rockies
29.8% These two graduate students incorporate Google (name either one) Sergey Brin and Larry Page
26.4% This man created the first ever website as part of his project to create the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee
19.4% This web hosting service is created- it allows users to create their own websites in a real or fictional place of their choosing online GeoCities
18% This web browser was the first to be able to reach far and wide across the World Wide Web Mosaic
6.3%
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Quiz Updated Jun 14, 2014
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