Internet Goes Mainstream subscriptions online services the World Wide Web e commerce dot com bubble The internet starts to go mainstream The world wide web starts to develop The company that used the internet first the most or was most involved American Online The first company to have a browser to create an interface that you can have an e mail account through and access early searches for other websites Aol account Aol sadly is no longer quite as popular as it used to be but AOL really sets us precedent for companies investing heavily in the potential of the internet as a communication s technology This leads to what we call the dot com bubble The dot com bubble refers to as the internet companies are becoming more profitable and popular they go public on the stock market which means they open themselves up for the investors open investment People put all their money on these internet based startups that basically the idea that internet is growing The more and more research engines and sites so put money on pets com for example It seems like it would be a great investment but what happens It bursts The market is flooded There are too many companies The people don t make sound investments which means the bubble eventually bursts This leads to many companies going bankrupt and many people to lose a lot of money by investing money in internet startups
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