A brief history of digital culture (pre-2007)

A brief history ofdigital culture(pre-2007)

Pre-History: Memex

Pre-History: ARPAnet

Pre-History: ARPAnet

Arpanet, 1984

U.S. HighwaySystem

Pre-History: Hacker Culture

MIT: Tech Model Railroad ClubDEC PDP-1 University Labs

Phone Phreaks

Pre-History: Pranksters & Communes

Pre-History: Whole Earth Catalog

personal power is developingpower of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. - Stewart Brand

Early History: BBS (1978-1994)

Early History: UseNet (1980-2000s)

Consumer Online Services (1980s-90s)

Selling the Internet (1980s edition)KRON news story, 1981

Selling the Internet (1980s edition)

Prodigy Commercial, 1990

Selling the Internet (early 90s edition) News story, circa 1993

dot-com Homesteading (mid-late 90s)

Selling the Internet (1990s edition)Excite Commercial, c. 1998

Selling the Internet (1990s edition)Jupiter Communications promo video, 1999

Peer-to-Peer & Open Source

198919992001

Dot-bust (2000-2002)

NASDAQ

mid-2000s: Web 2.0 & Social Media