History of Media

By kvivian

  • Guglielmo Marconi invents the radio

  • KDKA in Pittsburgh becomes 1st ever radio station to sign on air

  • First TV transmission

  • W2XB in Schenectady, NY, becomes first TV station to sign on air

  • W1XOJ in Paxton, MA, becomes first FM radio station

  • Color TV gets approved by the FCC

  • First email is sent

  • First personal computer is invented

  • Columbus Dispatch becomes first internet newspaper

  • MTV debuts

  • CDs are introduced

  • Internet is invented

  • World Wide Web is invented by Tim Berners-Lee

    The Internet is brought into homes across America. Email use explodes!

  • Cell phones launch

  • First smart phone becomes available to consumers

  • Blogs are invented (starting with news)

  • Instant messaging launches

  • First social media website launches

    Six Degrees enabled users to upload a profile and make friends with other users

  • Google is invented

  • Period: to

    Cell phone use explodes

  • MP3 players like iPods are invented

    MP3 players like iPods are invented

  • Satellite radio launches

  • Friendster launches

  • Video calls go mainstream (Skype, etc.)

  • MySpace launches

  • LinkedIN lauches

  • Podcasting invented

  • Facebook launches - college students only

  • Period: to

    Blackberries become popular

  • YouTube launches

  • Google buys YouTube

  • Facebook opens to everyone 13+

  • Twitter launches

  • Google reaches 25 billion websites

  • Facebook goes mobile

  • First iPhone launches - touch screen, apps

    This revolutionized cell phone usage and media consumption

  • Facebook allows targeted advertising

  • Facebook introduces "like" button

  • Facebook surpasses MySpace as most popular social media

  • Facebook reaches 200 million users

  • Google has 1 trillion URLs

  • Instagram launches on iOS only

  • Facebook reaches 400 million users

  • Period: to

    Second Screen Phemonenon

  • Facebook Timeline launches

  • Snapchat launches

  • Facebook adds "Featured Posts" in news feed

  • Instagram launches on Android

  • Facebook buys Instagram

  • Facebook reaches 1 billion users

  • 52 million people worldwide use smartphones

  • Twitter launches Periscope

  • Friendster shuts down

  • Facebook Live starts rolling out

  • Facebook launches Reactions

  • Instagram has 1 billion users

  • Twitter has 66 million active users

  • Facebook has 2.32 billion monthly active users

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