Flat web pages turned into more exciting, detailed experiences that made searching the web more fun and allowed users to connect in more ways than we thought possible. As people used the internet more, Microsoft introduced more and more functions to the browser that were considered cutting edge technology at the time. It was first introduced in 1995 and was the most widely used in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Cue Internet Explorer, one of the first internet browsers of the modern era. Internet trends come and go, but there are still some good original components with a lot of staying power.