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Wax cylinders are also in use as a recording media.
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First time electrical equipment was used to record to sound, following the method of standing close to a horn.
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FM Radio's popularity increases during post-war period with the increased number of radio transmitters.
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Introduced by Columbia Records
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Introduced by RCA Victor
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Previous radios were large and cumbersome because they used vacuum tubes, but the use of transistors made the tech more portable.
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Introduced by Les Paul to create multi-track recordings
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They were made available to the public.
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Introduced by Philips - mass production began in 64'.
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First E-Mail sent. The sending and recieving computers were in the same room.
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Portable player introduced by Sony.
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Bulletin board for online discussions created.
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Introduced by Sony and Phillips
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CD Sales exceed LP Sales for the first time.
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Invented by British Born Tim Berners-Lee
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Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) standardise this new compression format.
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Justin Hall launches his own website.
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The ability to discover long-lost school friends was created. Considered the first social networking site.
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First question / answer search engine is created.
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Created to give users the opportunity to message others in real time.
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Created for users to create and comment on online journals without the need to know HTML.
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The ability to create blogs and online journals with up to the minute info.
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Released by Apple for the first time.
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Legal downloads for music become available through this online store.
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More than a quarter of all recorded music revenues worldwide are now coming from digital channels.