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CGT 106: The evolution of the Internet, the Web and social networks
The document provides a brief history of the internet and social media: - It begins in the 1960s with ARPA developing early computer networks to enable communication that could withstand nuclear attacks. This led to the creation of ARPANET and early protocols like TCP/IP. - In the 1990s, the internet replaced ARPANET as networks and browsers like Mosaic connected computers worldwide. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1991. - Social media started in the early 1970s but expanded rapidly in the early 2000s with the creation of sites like Friendster, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Facebook which enabled people to connect online. YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram further drove social media growth in
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CGT 106: The evolution of the Internet, the Web and social networks
- 1. The History ofthe Internet
- 2. In the beginning... ...AlGore did NOT invent the Internet. Footnote: He never said he did.
- 3. It starts withthe Cold War
- 4. U.S. forms ARPAin response
- 5. Communications is vital... Circuitswitching
- 6. ...but vulnerable tonuclear attack Circuit switching
- 7. Networks are theanswer... J.C.R. Licklider's “Intergalactic Network” of computers
- 8. ...along with packetswitching
- 9. “Bring on theCommies!” Packets can route around damage caused by nuclear attack
- 10. 1969: ARPAnet isborn
- 11. The first LOGINmessage L … O … G (computer crashed)
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- 13. Soon ARPAnet istoo complex
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- 15. Along comes VintonCerf...
- 16. ...who has developedTCP/IP...
- 17. TCP/IP lets networks... ...talkeasily with one another.
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- 19. The Internet takesits place
- 20. Al Gore playsa significant role First elected official to recognize potential of computers in education, business and other non-military uses. Sponsors landmark legislation in 1991, which provided funding for high-performance computing. The so-called Gore Bill leads to development of Mosaic, the first graphical web browser, which eventually leads to Firefox.
- 21. In 1991, TimBerners-Lee...
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- 23. Instead of connectingnetworks...
- 24. ...the Web connectspages...
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- 26. The first webpage
- 27. The Oregon connection DouglasEngelbart (1925 – July 2, 2013) Helps develop hypertext in 1960s First public demo of hypertext in 1968 Born in Portland Oregon State College engineering graduate
- 28. The rise ofsocial networks
- 29. Instead of connectingnetworks...
- 30. ...instead of connectingpages...
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- 33. 1971: the startof social media? Ray Tomlinson sends the world's first e-mail to himself
- 34. 1994: the firstrecognized blog
- 35. 2002: Friendster One ofthe first major social-networking sites
- 36. 2002: Last.fm Social networkfor music lovers
- 37. 2003: WordPress WordPress andother blogging platforms proliferate
- 38. 2003: LinkedIn For professionalnetworking and career advancement
- 39. 2003: MySpace World's firstmajor social network
- 40. 2004: Thefacebook (laterFacebook) Mark Zuckerberg launches the social network from his Harvard dorm room Facebook opens in 2006 to anyone 13 and older with a valid e-mail address Facebook goes public in 2012
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- 42. 2006: Twitter social-messaging History'sfirst tweet. It wasn't about his lunch.
- 43. 2007: Tumblr Tumblr makesblogging easy and visual
- 44. 2009: “Unfriend” addedto dictionary
- 45. 2010: Instagram It's likePhotoshop-meets-social-networking
- 46. 2010: Pinterest Scrapbook? Pinboard?Social network? All of the above
- 47. 2010: Friendster reborn... ...asa social-gaming network
- 48. 2011: Google+ Google's answerto Facebook
- 49. 2012: Facebook reaches... 1BILLION USERS
- 50. 2013: Vine Sharing 6-secondvides with the world
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- 52. CGT 106 Social MediaExploration Steve Woodward, Instructor [email protected] Twitter: @nozzlsteve