The Evolution of Media

  • 1439

    Print Media

    First printing press by Gutenberg
  • Period: 1439 to

    Traditional Media

  • Newspapers

    Newspapers
    By the 1600s, many printing presses had an average of 3000 pages an hour. This improved productivity helped contribute to the rise of the daily newspaper.
  • Magazines

    The Gentleman's Magazine, first published in 1731 in London was the first general-interest magazine.
  • Billboards

    Billboards
    In 1850, exterior advertising was first used on street railways. The earliest recorded leasings of billboard occurred in 1867.
  • Period: to

    Broadcasting Media

    In 1895 Guglielmo Marconi produced the first radio transmission on Isle of Wight, from a temporary station.
  • Radio Broadcasting

    Radio Broadcasting
    The radio broadcasting of music and talk intended to reach a dispersed audience started experimentally around 1905–1906, and commercially around 1920 to 1923.
  • Films

    Films
    Although the Lumiere Brothers originally did the first public screening back in 1895, it was not until the 1930's that films with sound and color were being created.
  • Television Broadcasting

    Television Broadcasting
    experimentally from 1925, commercially from the 1930s: an extension of radio to include video signals.
  • Period: to

    New Media (Internet Media)

    As the 20th Century was coming to an end, the Internet ,the new media, was born. It connects people through their computer terminals with modems connected to telephone lines.
  • Internet

    Internet
    The Internet was formally founded around 1982 when the various networks agreed to the use of the protocol TCP / IP, a standard for their interconnections that made it a network of networks that overcome and expanded the cacophony of standards, protocols and standards that was previously developed by Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf. It was also called the "official" networks.
  • Social Media

    Social Media
    Six Degrees was founded in 1997, the first recognized website for social media. It helps users to upload a profile to other users and make friends.
  • Online Forums

    Online Forums
    Delphi Forums was the first online site forum system. Actual threads from sites like Usenet, The Well, and Newsgrounds started generating.
  • Podcasts

    Podcasts
    Podcasts were popularized by MTV personality Adam Curry, known as the “Podfather” through his show Daily Source Code. iTunes began carrying podcasts in June 2005.