CHAPter 1 History The Drive to Communicate Imagine you witnessed something amazing or really lousy What is the first thing you want to do Chances are you want to tell someone You want to share the details describe the circumstances and discuss the possibilities of what might happen next That drive to communicate with others is part of what makes you human Throughout time people have shared their lives with others from cave paintings to stories around the campfire to letters mailed across the country to Twitter and Instagram Thanks to social media people are more connected than ever 4 21st century skills library
Tumblr had almost 75,000 users sign up within two weeks of launching 5
When Twitter launched in 2006 it was spelled Twttr 6
Enter PCs The first home computer hit the market in the mid to late 1970s With computers came new modes of communication Emails replaced letters Instant messages replaced phone calls You could chat with multiple people at once and have long conversations without uttering a single word You could write about your thoughts opinions and experiences online Good-bye journals Hello blogs and microblogs Timeline Personal computers hit the market Google is founded Facebook launches First tweet is sent Tumblr launches Cell phones become smartphones Instagram launches Twitter introduces 280-character tweets Instagram introduces Type mode to Instagram Stories 1974 1977 1998 2004 2006 2007 2010 2017 2018 7 MICROBLOGGING
