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The First Television
the very first electronic tv was made in 1927 by Philo Taylor Farnsworth. This tv was the basis of the Modern TVs -
Media in the 30s
AM radio was starting to get popular due to the cheap technology and the access to news where ever -
The TVs rise to succsess
After WWII the mass production of TVs became more widespread and caused AM radio to start to die out completely -
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The 50s
the rock and roll genre of music became huge in the 50s. It was initially frowned upon by most older generations due to supposedly inciting violence in teens and children. Rock and roll are the bases of most modern music genres ie: Pop, Country, Rap etc. -
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The 60s
In the 60s a lot of different things were happening. First of all the English Invasion started which was when a bunch of rock bands from the UK came to America these include the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. The take-off of colour tv which was initiated the decade prior became a huge part of media’s identity in the 60s with most of the Vietnam war -
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The 70s
the 70s brought the invention of the mainstream Computer which were made by IBM and Apple. Arcade games were starting to become a thing at the same time. -
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the 80s
cable news channels like CNN became more popular and the hit channel MTV debuted. Music genres like hip-hop were the centre of attention. Boom boxes became the biggest way of music consumption. And computers were becoming more complex and popular for big businesses. -
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The 90s
1995 brought the first consumer GUI-based operating system known as Windows 95. Windows 95 was a huge innovation that allowed the average person to use a computer. This was also when smaller music devices like the Walkmen started to gain popularity, leading to some modern mega-corporations. Video games also took a huge leap in the late 90s becoming 3D on consoles like the N64, Sega Dreamcast, and PS -
Windows 95
in 1995 Microsoft released windows 95 the first (good) commercially available GUI based Operating system -
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the 2000s
The computer industry was booming the creation of windows XP made huge boom and made PCs a lot more usable and lead to microsofts huge success in later years. Apple is here with the Ipod. despite a lot of people not realizing this the Ipod is the device that saved Apple from death. Oh yea also in 2007 Apple released THE IPHONE. -
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The Rise of consoles
In terms of consoles most would say the 2000s was the golden age of console gaming. With the xbox, ds, Wii, 360, PS 2/3 and even gave birth so some of the most influential games of all time ie: GTA:SA, Wii Sports, Team Fortress 2, Half-Life 2, Portal, Call of Duty, Counter-strike and so many more -
Iphone Released
the iPhone was the very thing that made touch screens smart phones. I mean was there smart phones before this yes, were they any good no. -
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the 2010s
in the 2010s pop music was the thing. Phones evolved a lot during this time as well as tech in general. People like taylor swift, katie pery, and justin beiber became popular during this time. Oh yea also the best selling game of all time by the name of Minecraft was released in 2011 -
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the 2020s/present
in 2020 the pandemic hit which devistated most markets. Websites like Twitch and Youtube skyrocketed in popularity as well as streaming services that were not named netflix. The pandemic brought popularity to video calls such as zoom or discord.