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Guglielmo Marconi invents the radio
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KDKA in Pittsburgh becomes 1st ever radio station to sign on air
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First TV transmission
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W2XB in Schenectady, NY, becomes first TV station to sign on air
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W1XOJ in Paxton, MA, becomes first FM radio station
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Color TV gets approved by the FCC
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First email is sent
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First personal computer is invented
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Columbus Dispatch becomes first internet newspaper
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MTV debuts
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CDs are introduced
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Internet is invented
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World Wide Web is invented by Tim Berners-Lee
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Cell phones launch
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First smart phone becomes available to consumers
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Blogs are invented (starting with news)
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Instant messaging launches
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First social media website launches
Six Degrees enabled users to upload a profile and make friends with other users -
Google is invented
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Cell phone use explodes
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MP3 players like iPods are invented
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Satellite radio launches
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Friendster launches
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Video calls go mainstream (Skype, etc.)
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MySpace launches
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LinkedIN lauches
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Podcasting invented
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Facebook launches - college students only
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Blackberries become popular
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YouTube launches
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Google buys YouTube
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Facebook opens to everyone 13+
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Twitter launches
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Google reaches 25 billion websites
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Facebook goes mobile
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First iPhone launches - touch screen, apps
This revolutionized cell phone usage and media consumption -
Facebook allows targeted advertising
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Facebook introduces "like" button
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Facebook surpasses MySpace as most popular social media
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Facebook reaches 200 million users
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Google has 1 trillion URLs
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Instagram launches on iOS only
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Facebook reaches 400 million users
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Second Screen Phemonenon
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Facebook Timeline launches
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Snapchat launches
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Facebook adds "Featured Posts" in news feed
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Instagram launches on Android
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Facebook buys Instagram
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Facebook reaches 1 billion users
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52 million people worldwide use smartphones
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Twitter launches Periscope
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Friendster shuts down
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Facebook Live starts rolling out
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Facebook launches Reactions
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Instagram has 1 billion users
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Twitter has 66 million active users
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Facebook has 2.32 billion monthly active users
