The BBC is marking the 20th anniversary of its first online presence on April 11.
Past BBC staff who were involved in launching its first website and other industry experts are taking part in a celebratory event at the corporation today, including Martha Lane Fox, JP Rangaswami and John Naughton.
The BBC Networking Club was first launched on April 13, 1994, becoming one of the first websites for a major organisation.
The Networking Club was a not-for-profit subscription website with early social networking features, including a bulletin board and information about the BBC.
It was launched to coincide with the first episode of educational TV series The Net. Several websites for other services and programmes followed soon after, including the World Service, Tomorrow's World and Top Gear.
Its first official website bbc.co.uk fully launched in December 1997. BBC News was also introduced.
The BBC offered the first live audio streaming for BBC Radio 5 Live in 1995, before launching a site dedicated to sport during the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.
BBC iPlayer arrived in 2007, while its extensive digital Olympics occurred during London 2012.
Ralph Rivera, Director of BBC Future Media, said: "The BBC was there at the beginning, helping to usher in a whole host of online technologies that are now ingrained in our everyday lives.
"The web certainly looked different back then but it has retained the same potential to change our lives for the better, and we continue to be at the forefront of this exciting industry. We're continually looking at how we can use the technology of tomorrow to bring even better services to our audiences today, and help improve access to information and entertainment."
Past BBC staff who were involved in launching its first website and other industry experts are taking part in a celebratory event at the corporation today, including Martha Lane Fox, JP Rangaswami and John Naughton.
The BBC Networking Club in 1994
The BBC Networking Club was first launched on April 13, 1994, becoming one of the first websites for a major organisation.
The Networking Club was a not-for-profit subscription website with early social networking features, including a bulletin board and information about the BBC.
It was launched to coincide with the first episode of educational TV series The Net. Several websites for other services and programmes followed soon after, including the World Service, Tomorrow's World and Top Gear.
The BBC Online homepage in 1997
Its first official website bbc.co.uk fully launched in December 1997. BBC News was also introduced.
The BBC offered the first live audio streaming for BBC Radio 5 Live in 1995, before launching a site dedicated to sport during the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.
BBC iPlayer arrived in 2007, while its extensive digital Olympics occurred during London 2012.
The BBC Online homepage today
Ralph Rivera, Director of BBC Future Media, said: "The BBC was there at the beginning, helping to usher in a whole host of online technologies that are now ingrained in our everyday lives.
"The web certainly looked different back then but it has retained the same potential to change our lives for the better, and we continue to be at the forefront of this exciting industry. We're continually looking at how we can use the technology of tomorrow to bring even better services to our audiences today, and help improve access to information and entertainment."