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Postal Method of Communication
Media is defined as a means for mass communication, not just the social media we know today. The first recorded instance of mass communication was with the postal system, dating back to 2400 BC in Egypt. TNN. (2007, December 01). Which is the world's first post office? - Times of India. Retrieved from https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Which-is-the-worlds-first-post-office/articleshow/2588218.cms -
Invention of the Telegraph
The Telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse, also the creator of Morse Code. This invention revolutionized the long distance communication in shorter times. History.com Staff. (2009). Morse Code & the Telegraph. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph -
The Telephone was Invented
Big surprise here, the Telephone was actually invented a year before the radio. I always thought it was the other way around. The First Telephone Call. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_telephone_1.html -
Invention of the Radio
Guglielmo Marconi was the inventor of the radio, five years after the telephone was invented. Who invented Radio? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://public.wsu.edu/~bryan.mclaughlin/Radio/Who_Invented_Radio.html -
First Super Computer, Z1
The first super computer was debuted by German Konrad Zuse. It was created in his parents living room, where it stayed from 1936 to 1938. It was one of the first electro-mechanical binary programmable computer ever made. Z1 went down in history as the first modern computer. The Centre for Computing History. (n.d.). Retrieved September 02, 2018, from http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/6170/Zuse-Z1-built-by-Konrad-Zuse/ -
First Message Sent Over Internet
The first message ever sent over the Internet was between Charley Kline, and Stanford Research Institute using a precursor of the internet, coined ARPANET. The text simply read, "lo" because the computer crashed after the first two letters of the word "login". After the computer was fixed, the rest of the word was sent successfully. First Message on the Internet. (2017, October 29). Retrieved from http://thisdayintechhistory.com/10/29/first-message-on-the-internet/ -
First Email Sent
Similar to the first message ever sent, the first email ever sent was sent between two computers sitting right next to each other, but the message traveled through the ARPANET. Ray Tomlinson sent the message to himself, and couldn't recall exactly what it said as he just hit a couple of random buttons. The Centre for Computing History. (n.d.). Retrieved September 2, 2018, from http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/6116/First-e-mail-sent-by-Ray-Tomlinson/ -
Home Computers Offered
Kenbak-1 was released in early 1971 as the first kind of home computer. It was invented by John Blankenbaker of Kenbak Corporation. Computers | Timeline of Computer History. (n.d.). Retrieved September 2, 2018, from http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/ -
First Instant Messaging
Internet Relay Chats, or IRC's, were first invented during the summer of 1988 by Jarkko Oikarinen. Little, J. R., Jackson, J., & Cohara, C. (2014, March 11). What is IRC? Retrieved September 2, 2018, from https://www.units.miamioh.edu/psybersite/cyberspace/addiction/irc.shtml -
The Internet Goes Public
The Internet as we know it went public in 1991 when computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee founded the World Wide Web, or as others called it, a network of networks. Bryant, M. (2016, March 03). 20 years ago today, the World Wide Web was born - TNW Insider. Retrieved September 2, 2018, from https://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/08/06/20-years-ago-today-the-world-wide-web-opened-to-the-public/ -
First Smartphone Created
Although people didn't start using the term "Smartphone" until 1995, the first smartphone to exist was called the Simon Personal Communicator, created by IBM. It debuted fifteen years before the first Apple product. Tweedie, S. (2015, June 14). The world's first smartphone, Simon, was created 15 years before the iPhone. Retrieved September 2, 2018, from https://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-first-smartphone-simon-launched-before-iphone-2015-6 -
Six Degrees Created
Six Degrees was the first ever documented social media site, allowing its users to befriend each other, and create a profile on the site. The History of Social Media: Social Networking Evolution! (2018, July 06). Retrieved September 2, 2018, from http://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-social-media/ -
MySpace Created
MySpace was created in 2003, and quickly became a popular social media site. Ngak, C. (2014, February 04). Then and now: A history of social networking sites. Retrieved from https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/then-and-now-a-history-of-social-networking-sites/7/ -
Facebook Created
Facebook is the catalyst of all the social media sites we see today. Founded by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook quickly grew to be the social media giant it is today. After Facebook became popular, we see sites such as Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Tumblr, and Instagram take hold of the internet as well. Phillips, S. (2007, July 25). A brief history of Facebook. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia -
Apps on the Market
Apps were created first for PDAs, and later appeared in the apple store in 2008. There were only 500 original apps in the Apple App Store, and we now have over two million apps to choose from in the Apple App Store. [Infographic] History of Mobile App Stores. (2012, February 07). Retrieved September 2, 2018, from https://readwrite.com/2012/02/07/infographic_history_of_mobile_app_stores-2/
