On March 15, 1985, a Massachusetts computer systems firm registered the first .com Internet domain name.
Although Symbolics.com didn't spark an instant gold rush, the event planted the first seed of a transformation that has changed the world into a Web-fueled digital river of news, commerce and social interaction.
Today, exactly 25 years later, life B.C - Before .Com - is already a distant memory, especially in the tech-centric Bay Area.
"Can you remember what it was like before the Internet, before .com?" said Mark McLaughlin, president and chief executive officer of VeriSign Inc. of Mountain View. "What about the next 25 years? Who can imagine that?"
VeriSign, the Internet security vendor that administers the .com registry, is hosting an event in Washington on Tuesday celebrating the milestone, with former President Bill Clinton scheduled to deliver a keynote address. And on May 26 in San Francisco City Hall, VeriSign will honor Internet innovators at a "25 Years of .com Gala" hosted by comedian Dana Carvey.
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