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The Telegraph
"Telegraph: a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection." -
The Computer
"First programmable computer. The Z1 was created by German Konrad Zuse in his parents' living room between 1936 and 1938. It is considered to be the first electro-mechanical binary programmable computer, and the first really functional modern computer." -
ARPAnet
"The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was an early packet switching network and the first network to implement the protocol suite TCP/IP." -
Bulletin Board Systems
"A bulletin board system (BBS) is a computer or an application dedicated to the sharing or exchange of messages or other files on a network." -
Apple (Macintosh)
"Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services." -
Usenet
"Users read and post messages (called articles or posts, and collectively termed news) to one or more categories, known as newsgroups." -
The Internet (bless)
"The World Wide Web (abbreviated WWW or the Web) is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), interlinked by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet." -
Amazon
"The site is widely known for its wide selection of books, although the site has expanded to sell electronics, music, furniture, and apparel." -
AOL Instant Messenger
"AIM is an instant messaging and presence computer program which uses the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time." -
LinkedIn
"LinkedIn is a business- and employment-oriented social networking service that operates via websites and mobile apps." -
Skype
"Skype is software that enables the world's conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice one-to-one and group calls, send instant messages and share files with other people on Skype." -
Myspace (Oldie but goodie)
"Myspace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos." -
Facebook (<3)
"Facebook is a social networking site that makes it easy for you to connect and share with your family and friends online." -
Flickr
"Flickr is a popular photo-sharing and hosting service with advanced and powerful features. It supports an active and engaged community where people share and explore each other's photos. You can share and host hundreds of your own pictures on Flickr without paying a dime." -
Youtube
"YouTube is a free video sharing website that makes it easy to watch online videos. You can even create and upload your own videos to share with others." -
Tumblr
"Tumblr debuted in February of 2007 as part blogging tool, microblogging tool and social community." -
Foursquare
"Foursquare helps you find the perfect places to go with friends. Discover the best food, nightlife, and entertainment in your area." -
Pinterest
"Pinterest is a free website that requires registration to use. Users can upload, save, sort, and manage images—known as pins—and other media content (e.g., videos) through collections known as pinboards." -
Instagram (my favorite)
"Instagram is a social networking app made for sharing photos and videos from a smartphone. Similar to Facebook or Twitter, everyone who creates an Instagram account has a profile and a news feed." -
Snapchat
"Snapchat is a mobile app that allows users to send and receive "self-destructing" photos and videos. Photos and videos taken with the app are called snaps." -
Vine
"Vine was a video-sharing app designed to allow users to film super short clips that could be linked together in one video for a total of six seconds. Each short video played in a continuous loop." -
Yik Yak
"Yik Yak is a microblogging app that allows people to post messages (yaks) without user names; the mobile app aggregates and presents the posts of users within a 1.5 mile radius as a streaming data feed. Users can reply to messages anonymously and vote posts and replies up or down." -
Periscope
"It allows you to watch and broadcast live video from all across the globe, meaning you could switch from watching a peaceful wander across the beaches of Cornwall to a protest in Egypt."
