CGT 106: The evolution of the Internet, the Web and social networks

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?

CGT 106Social Media Exploration

Steve Woodward, Instructorsrwoodward@clark.edu

Twitter: @nozzlsteve