Rise of the Internet and Social Media

By kseymour
  • 80 BCE

    Cicero writes letters

    Cicero wrote letters to his friend, Atticus, every day so that if something happened, Atticus could send a message back the day that it happened via Cicero's messenger.

  • Underwater Cables

    Provides faster service and have been around for 159 years.

  • Radio

    The radio is invented.

  • One of the first computers

    The Harvard Mark I was created and was primarily used for math.

  • ARPA

    Advanced Research Projects Agency was created in the response to Sputnik and it was made to help fight against communists.

  • Email

    The email is invented.

  • Computers Can Talk to Each Other

    The first connection for different computers at different colleges to "talk" to each other.

  • Apple Commercial

    An Apple commercial was aired for Macintosh.

  • Catholic Church makes a website

    The Catholic Church made a webpage outlining some of their beliefs.

  • Wikipedia

    Wikipedia is invented.

  • LinkedIn and MySpace

    LinkedIn was created and was the only business-geared social media platform. MySpace was also created.

  • Facebook

    Facebooks is created. Facebook is now one of the most visited sites in the US.

  • YouTube

    YouTube is created.

  • Twitter

    Twitter is created.

  • Instagram and Pinterest

    Instagram and Pinterest are created.