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A quick overview of how the Internet, the Web and social networks evolved.
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The History of the Internet
In the beginning...
...Al Gore did NOT invent the Internet.
Footnote: He never said he did.
It starts with the Cold War
U.S. forms ARPA in response
Communications is vital...
Circuit switching
...but vulnerable to nuclear attack
Circuit switching
Networks are the answer...
J.C.R. Licklider's “Intergalactic Network” of computers
...along with packet switching
“Bring on the Commies!”
Packets can route around damage caused by nuclear attack
1969: ARPAnet is born
The first LOGIN message
L … O … G (computer crashed)
ARPAnet grows quickly
Soon ARPAnet is too complex
Protocols don't match up
Along comes Vinton Cerf...
...who has developed TCP/IP...
TCP/IP lets networks...
...talk easily with one another.
1990: ARPAnet shuts down
The Internet takes its place
Al Gore plays a significant role
First elected official to recognize potential of computers in education, business and other non-military uses.
Sponsors landmark legislation in 1991, which provided funding for high-performance computing.
The so-called Gore Bill leads to development of Mosaic, the first graphical web browser, which eventually leads to Firefox.
In 1991, Tim Berners-Lee...
...invents the WorldWideWeb
Instead of connecting networks...
...the Web connects pages...
...using hyperlinks
The first web page
The Oregon connection
Douglas Engelbart (1925 – July 2, 2013)
Helps develop hypertext in 1960s
First public demo of hypertext in 1968
Born in Portland Oregon State College
engineering graduate
The rise of social networks
Instead of connecting networks...
...instead of connecting pages...
Social networks connect...
...people
1971: the start of social media?
Ray Tomlinson sends the world's first e-mail to himself
1994: the first recognized blog
2002: FriendsterOne of the first major social-networking sites
2002: Last.fmSocial network for music lovers
2003: WordPressWordPress and other blogging platforms proliferate
2003: LinkedInFor professional networking and career advancement
2003: MySpace
World's first major social network
2004: Thefacebook (later Facebook)
Mark Zuckerberg launches the social network from his Harvard dorm room
Facebook opens in 2006 to anyone 13 and older with a valid e-mail address
Facebook goes public in 2012
2005: YouTube video-sharing
2006: Twitter social-messaging
History's first tweet. It wasn't about his lunch.
2007: TumblrTumblr makes blogging easy and visual
2009: “Unfriend” added to dictionary
2010: InstagramIt's like Photoshop-meets-social-networking
2010: Pinterest
Scrapbook? Pinboard? Social network? All of the above
2010: Friendster reborn......as a social-gaming network
2011: Google+
Google's answer to Facebook
2012: Facebook reaches...
1 BILLION USERS
2013: VineSharing 6-second vides with the world
What's coming next?
