Wednesday, 26 February 2014

History of social networking

1969- 'CompuServe' was the first major internet service.
In 1971, the first e-mail was sent.
In 1978 the bulletin board system was invented and people sent messages over the internet.
In 1984 the Prodigy online service was introduced and allowed dial-up connections
In 1985 the AOL was created
In 1992 'Tripod' was opened for college students
In 1994 the BHI allowed people to create their own websites
In 1997 blogging began, the web had over a million sites and AOL started an instant messager chat
In 1998 'Google' became a major search engine
In 2003 Apple created iTunes and mySpace was created as a social networking site
In 2004 FaceBook was created for students at Harvard College, and mySpace was becoming the most popular social networking site
In 2005 YouTube was created for sharing videos, and FaceBook was introduced to different countries
In 2006 FaceBook overtook mySpace as most popular social networking site, and Google was the most used search engine
In 2007 Apple introduced the iPhone and microsoft bought a stake in FaceBook
In 2012 FaceBook had a billion users

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

History of writing

Writing numbers to keep records was done a long time before the invention of language. It is believed that the writing of language was invented in 3200 BC in Mesopotamia.
  • Mnemonic: glyphs primarily a reminder;
  • Pictographic: glyphs directly represent an object or a concept such as (A) chronological, (B) notices, (C) communications, (D) totems, titles, and names, (E) religious, (F) customs, (G) historical, and (H) biographical;
  • Ideographic: graphemes are abstract symbols which directly represent an idea or concept.
Egyptian Hieroglyphics were symbols which indicated messages and words.
Babylonian tablet of language.
The Romans created Latin language
After the anglo-saxon invasion the English language was introduced
In 1928 the Oxford dictionary was introduced
In 1348 English replaced Latin as the main language in English schools