Media By avoska 59 BCE First Newspaper Published Rome 1816 First Camera Invented 1860 First Song Recorded 1889 First Movie Filmed 1936 First Computer Invented 1940 First Regularly Scheduled News Broadcast on television 1992 First Smartphone Released 1997 First Social Media Site Created Six Degrees 1997 AOL Instant Messenger Released 1999 Yahoo Messenger Released Yahoo messenger, along with more modern forms of social media were released.