History of social Media

By mturner5916

  • Third Major event Before 1990

    Third Major event Before 1990
    When the telephone and radio hit the scene in the 1800's everything changed. With their ability to provide, more or less, instant communication, the world would never go back.1865 saw the development of pneumatic post, which you might still see in banks and supermarkets. This allowed for an even greater speed of communication. Though over a shorter distance.

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, and it was established in 1980.

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, and it was established in 1980.

  • Fourth major event Before 1990

    Fourth major event Before 1990
    1979 saw the advent of UserNet which allowed people to communicate through a virtual newsletter, articles or posts to newsgroups. Usenet systems were the brainchild of Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis, good work chaps.

  • second major event Before 1990

    second major event Before 1990
    Mullets reigned supreme in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s; computers were a far rarer commodity. Machine languages were bewildering, and their potential seemingly limited. What’s more, this whole sitting-in-front-of-a-keyboard thing was so… isolationistic.

  • First event during 1990s

    First event during 1990s
    1994 saw the introduction of The Palace. This allowed users to interact with one another on a graphical chat room server, which they termed palaces.

  • second major event during the 1990s

    second major event during the 1990s
    1997 was a keystone moment in the history of social media. The first recognizable social media site, SixDegrees.com, was born. This enabled users to upload profile pictures and connect with others.

  • Third event event During 1990s

    Third event event During 1990s
    In 1998, Moveon.org stepped up to the plate. Initially formed as an email group it began life passing around petitions opposed to the impeachment of Bill Clinton. They later went on to promote internet activism inclusive of opposing US military actions and supporting democratic candidates in the U.S. as well as fundraising.

  • fourth event During 1990

    fourth event During 1990
    Just before the turn of the Millenium, the first blogging sites started to become popular, a media still very popular today. LiveJournal, for example, was founded in 1999. This is a social network built around constantly updating blog posts. It encouraged users to follow each other and create groups that also interact with one another.