The History and Evolution of Social Media
Social media has become an integral part of modern society. There are general social networks with user bases larger than the population of most countries. There are niche sites for virtually every special interest out there. There are sites to share photos, videos, status updates, sites for meeting new people and sites to connect with old friends.
It seems there are social solutions to just about every need. In this article, the history and evolution of social media is reviewed from its humble beginnings to the present day.
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Actually social media didn’t have “humble beginnings” — this is a myth.
Ever heard of PLATO?
Typical user experience on PLATO circa 1973-74: you would sit down to a terminal with a flat-panel gas-plasma graphics display, complete with a touch-sensitive screen. Online you would find multiuser chat rooms, instant messaging, email, message forums, the world’s first online newspaper (with content contributed and edited by the community!), incredible multiplayer games including the first dungeon games/MUDs, space battle games, air combat games, sports games, card games, all sorts of stuff. PLATO was an incredible, and addictive to many, online experience that profoundly influenced all who had access to it.
Read up on PLATO here for starters:
http://platopeople.com
http://platohistory.org
And then come to the “PLATO @ 50? conference at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA on June 2-3, 2010 to find out the real story on the early history of social media. This conference celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the PLATO system.
Comment by Brian Dear — May 5, 2010 @ 2:23 pm