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The German company geobra Brandstätter presents the first Playmobil sets at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair: high-quality 7.5 cm plastic figures with movable parts, designed to encourage open-ended imaginative play. These figures and sets turned toys into more than mere entertainment – into small worlds that children can …
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Stephen Kaufer and his partners found TripAdvisor, a website where travellers share reviews and experiences of hotels, attractions, restaurants and destinations, empowering the community to help fellow travellers. From there, the service grows into the largest travel-review platform in the world, with millions of ratings and opinions guiding millions …
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Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow Harvard students launch Facebook, opening up a space for personal posts, photos and comments. The innovation was the Wall, which let users share moments easily and instantly, creating the model for today's social media. 4 February 2004
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Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim found YouTube, allowing everyone to upload and share videos online. The platform revolutionised online entertainment and communication, giving a voice to creators and brands around the world. 14 February 2005
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Facebook (Meta) announces the acquisition of WhatsApp, one of the most popular messaging apps in the world, investing in a service that has already won over hundreds of millions of users. WhatsApp thus becomes a cross-platform communication solution, enabling messages, voice calls, video and file sharing in a simple, instant and free way, radically changing our relationship …
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A man is born in San Francisco who will change the world of technology. Steve Jobs will become co-founder of Apple and a pioneer in the evolution of personal computers, mobile devices and digital services, shaping business and technology culture worldwide. 24 February 1955
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