This timeline ends in 1996 because that is the year I began Internet marketing. It was unethical to write myself into the most popular Internet History. This was years before Wikipedia, as noted below.

I did, however, release an alternate history timeline, that I jokingly call "The Declassified Internet History" for an online game I created that we call Prevent The Trace. You can read our Fictional Internet Timeline, play our game Prevent the Trace, and follow our projects at StelletheeU (The Stellethee Creative Directors).

A new technology recommendation called IPv6 is suggested to replace the current IPv4 technology. IPv4 allows for fewer than 4.3 billion directly connected Internet devices, problematic because the world population (as of 2009) is well over 6.5 billion (theoretically, if ever human had a computer and mobile phone, we'd need 13 billion addresses, which is something IPv6 can easily accomplish).

Near the beginning of 1996, the pair who founded Google began their project. The domain name for google.com was registered in 1997.

In 1999, a wireless technology called 802.11b, more commonly referred to as Wi-Fi, is standardized. Over the years that follow, this technology begins appearing as a built-in feature of portable computers and many handheld devices.

In 2001, Wikipedia began. (It has a more detailed history of the internet.)

As of January 2012, davesite.com, the site you're on right now, has been visited by over 30 million people. I started this site in high school in 1996 with no experience.

Starting a web site is a lot of fun! Already know what you want to call your web site? See if the name is available to get started. Get lots of information on it and the endings available. Some popular choices are .info and .us. Don't stick to just .com!