The Chronology of New Media

The following timeline marks the evolution of new media through cultural, historial and technological milestones, especially in the areas of computer development and mass communication.

• Pre-1900: Chinese puppets, Gutenberg's press, Bell's telephone, and the roots of IBM.
• 1900s: Nickelodeons, commercial broadcastings, Edward R. Murrow, and transistors.
• 1960s: Satellite communication, Moore's Law, Star Trek, and Xerox PARC.
• 1970s: UNIX, Gates and Allen's Microsoft, Atari videogames, and USENET.
• 1980s: CNN, MTV, USA Today, Macintosh, Gibson's "cyberspace," and AOL.
• 1990s: The World Wide Web, Linux, Doom, Netscape, and Napster.
• 2000s: AOL-Time Warner, the dot-com crash, WiFi, and the "Slammer" worm.

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Note: These entries have been loosely complied from hundreds of online and print sources. Make independent confirmation and proper citation before using any of this material for professional or academic purposes.