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The History of Paypal
PayPal was founded in 1998 by Peter Thiel and Max Levchin. In its early days, the company was focused on providing a secure payment system for online purchases. PayPal rapidly gained popularity, and by 2000, it was processing payments for millions of users.
By Content Wizz5 months ago in FYI
The History of Tesla
The history of Tesla cars can be traced back to the early 1900s. Nikola Tesla, the inventor of the electric motor, founded the company and pioneered electric car technology. However, it was not until 2008 that Tesla cars began to be manufactured and sold to the public.
By Content Wizz5 months ago in Wheel
The History of Slack
The idea for Slack came to Stewart Butterfield in the spring of 2009, while he was working with his game company, TinySpeck. Originally it had been an online game (Glitch), but when that didn't work out, Butterfield moved the development team into an office in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia; he then hired another team in Victoria to work on the game's soundtrack.
By Content Wizz5 months ago in FYI
The History of SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
The history of search engine optimization (SEO) is a long and winding road, dating back to the early days of the internet. In those early days, SEO was a lot simpler than it is today – all you had to do was stuff your website with keywords, and you’d be good to go.
By Content Wizz5 months ago in FYI
Top 15 Retro Toys That Were Really Popular
Introduction Looking back on our childhoods, there are some toys that we just can’t forget. From Cabbage Patch Kids to Furby, these retro toys were all the rage in their day. Here is a list of the top 10 retro toys that are sure to bring back memories.
By Content Wizz5 months ago in FYI
The History of Quora
The question-and-answer website Quora was launched on June 28th, 2010. This week, it celebrates its fifth birthday. Quora's origins are in a site called puredata.io, which was created by former Facebook employees Charlie Cheever and Adam D'Angelo just before leaving their jobs there. The first public beta of Quora launched on June 28th, 2010.
By Content Wizz5 months ago in FYI
The History of Amazon
For more than two decades, Amazon has been the biggest online retailer in the world. The company was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos and started with selling books. Today, one can buy almost everything on their platform - from furniture to groceries, not to mention every other kind of book or media. Their financial success is still growing year after year, with their market value reaching $1 trillion in September 2018.
By Content Wizz5 months ago in FYI
The History of Whatsapp
How many users WhatsApp has is a number that changes from day to day, but according to TechCrunch, the number is currently approx. 700 million active users. This means that 1 in 7 people in the world are using WhatsApp on their phones. This makes the instant messaging service both one of the biggest and most used apps globally.
By Content Wizz5 months ago in FYI
The History of Beats Headphones
Beats headphones were first created in 2006 by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. The two had worked together on music projects in the past and wanted to create headphones that would reproduce the sound of a studio-quality recording. They succeeded in this endeavor, and Beats headphones have been a popular choice for music lovers ever since.
By Content Wizz5 months ago in Beat
Who Invented the Internet?
The internet was invented by a man named Leonard Kleinrock. He is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Kleinrock developed the basic principles of packet switching in 1961 while he was a graduate student at MIT. In 1969, he and his team at UCLA sent the first message ever over the ARPANET, which was the beginning of today's internet.
By Content Wizz5 months ago in FYI
The History of ICQ
The first ICQ was released in November 1996. Its developer is an Israeli company named Mirabilis (founded by four friends). At that time, it ran on MS-DOS and used the XMPP protocol for instant messaging via internet servers. Many people liked it, but not enough of us had access to the internet yet to make it a mainstream success.
By Content Wizz5 months ago in FYI
