Evolution of Media

  • American Newspaper

    American Newspaper
    Newspaper was a public, usually City separated method of media that got the news to the citizens on a mass scale. This first appeared in Boston in 1690.
  • First Written Stamped Letter

    First Written Stamped Letter
    The first example of English Letters was from Queen Elizabeth in 1840. It was the first personal widely spreading media in Europe
  • First Complete Movie

    First Complete Movie
    The "Great Train Robbery" was the very first full movie that told, and was written by Edwin S. Porter. Before this it was only snippets of a scene.
  • The Implication of Radios

    The Implication of Radios
    Radios have already been a thing for a while, but when the great depression hit right before 1929, radios popularity exploded, and it was a staple that replaced newspapers.
  • First E-Mail

    First E-Mail
    The very first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson himself in 1971 and revolutionized... just kidding I'm dramatizing it it wasn't that cool.
  • The Walkman

    The Walkman
    The walkman was one of the most popular pieces of technology in the 1970s and 80s, and it is still a neat piece of equipment to own.
  • Mac Computers

    Mac Computers
    The very first Mac computer was released in 1984, and had a very small display, but in turn was compact and 'pretty'
  • The iPod

    The iPod
    The iPod was the newest and coolest addition to the portable music industry in late 2001. "They liked using the catch phrase, a thousand songs in your pocket."
  • Original Xbox

    Original Xbox
    The very first Xbox came out a long 6 years after the Playstation, and to this day has only sold 24 million units. Compare that to Playstation's 102 million. I probably should've used PS but I don't care.
  • Facebook

    Facebook
    Facebook was the first globally popular social media, and it was a very slow process. But it was open to make an account to anyone in 2006. Today, the average active user per month is over 2.23 billion, with YouTube close behind at 1.9 billion.
  • Netflix

    Netflix
    You may not remember, but up until about 2007, Netflix was entirely DVD ordering based, there was no streaming option, and it wasn't until many years after that when online Netflix became popular
  • The iPhone

    The iPhone
    The iPhone is no doubt the most popular phone in the industry to date, it's release in 2007 shocked the world. It sold an astounding 1.4 million units in the first week.
  • First Android Phone

    First Android Phone
    The very first android phone came out in 2008 and was known as the HTC dream
  • Snapchat

    Snapchat
    Snapchat is easily the most popular social media among teenagers and young adults in 2019, it was released on 9-11.... of 2011.
  • Apple TV

    Apple TV
    October 2015, Apple released a device that aids your smart TV in streaming.