Previous: 1994 / Next: 1996 View all of the years in the New Media Timeline            SERVICES & TECH April 1995 -- A major step in the growth of the commercial Internet takes place when the NSFNET computer network is successfully transitioned to a new network architecture. "Oral History: Steve Jobs." Smithsonian Institution, April 1995. May 1995 -- The Java Web authoring language is introduced by Sun Microsystems. Oral History: Marc Andreessen." Smithsonian Institution, June 1995. June 1995 -- WebTV, an early proponent of Internet television, is founded. (Microsoft will purchase the company in 1997.) July 1995 -- The Amazon.com e-commerce Web site begins service. It was founded by Jeff Bezo a year earlier. Aug. 1995 -- The Windows 95 operating system is released by Microsoft. This includes software for MSN and the Explorer Web browser. Sept. 1995 -- The Navigator 2.0 Web browser is released by Netscape. Sept. 3, 2005 -- The eBay online auction Web site is founded by Pierre Omidyar. "1995 AOL TV commercial." Posted on YouTube. "Celebrating 60 Years of Computing." ENIAC Museum, Univ. of Penn., Sept. 1995. Oct. 24, 1995 -- The Federal Networking Council unanimously passes a resolution defining the term Internet. Specifications for the production of DVDs are finalized.               THE MEDIA "A Journalist's Guide to the Internet." AJR, Jan./Feb.1995. News Example: April 19, 1995 -- "Oklahoma City Bombing." The potential of online journalism is observed when the world turns to the Internet for current information on the Oklahoma City bombing. Web sources include statements from the White House, photos of the damage, victim lists, and updated reports about the disaster. (Source: Poynter's Links to the News) April 1995 -- A consortium of newspaper companies is formed. New Century Network is a joint venture of Advance Publications, Cox, Gannett, Hearst Corporation, Knight-Ridder, Times Mirror, Tribune Company, The New York Times Company, and the Washington Post Company. (New Century Network will close in March 1998.) "Getting on Boards: Some Papers Choose a Time-Tested Alternative to the Internet and Big Online Services." Presstime, May 1995. "The Evolution of the Newspaper of the Future." CMC Magazine, July 1, 1995. A few examples of new media sites launched during 1995: (Source: E&P and Alexa) St. Petersburg Times, Sptimes.com, Feb. 1995, Service: Internet Slate Magazine, Feb. 1995, Service: Internet USA Today, USA Today Online, April 1995, Service: Internet ZDNet, April 1995, Service: Internet The Guardian, (London) April 1995 Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Online, April 1995, Service: Internet The Age, (Australia) April 1995, Service: Internet Lawrence Journal-World May 1995, Service: Internet Die Welt, (Germany) May 1995 Houston Chronicle, June 1995 Yomiuri Shimbun, (Japan) June 1995 Washington Post, Digital Ink, July 1995, Service: Interchange KHON-TV, (Honolulu, HI) July 1995 Detroit News, July 1995 Orlando Sentinel, July 1995, Service: AOL Asahi Shimbun, (Japan) Aug. 1995 Boston Globe, Boston.com, Oct. 1995, Service: Internet KVIA-TV, (El Paso, TX) Nov. 1995 Salon Magazine Nov. 1995 Service: Internet Denver Post, Nov. 1995 La Nacion, (Argentina) Dec. 1995 CQ, 1995 Service: AOL Star Tribune, Star Tribune Online, 1995, Service: Interchange Gainesville Sun, Sun.One, 1995, Service: BBS Richmond Times-Dispatch, Gateway Virginia, 1995, Service: Prodigy St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Post-Link, 1995, Service: Delphi The Arizona Republic 1995, Service: Internet The Times of London, (England) 1995, Service: Delphi ABC, 1995 CNN,  1995 CBS, 1995 FOX, 1995 NBC, 1995 WGBH-TV, (Boston) 1995  WRTV-TV, (Indianapolis) 1995 Le Monde, (France) 1995 The Jerusalem Post, (Israel) 1995 Awards AJR NewsLink readers rated the following websites the best in 1995: CNN Interactive CNET Online USA Today Boston.com Nando Times HotWired Electronic Telegraph Reuters New Media TimesFax Mercury Center Statistics The America Online dial-up service has 3,000,000 subscribers. (Source: AOL) There are approximately 60 North American newspapers with sites on the Internet or dial-up services. (Source: NAA) Additional Resources See Also: New Media Bibliography

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