Notes on The History of Social Networking with Rory Cellan-Jones

• Wedding reception - modern twist:- The wedding, set up as a FaceBook event. Promoted via Twitter and FaceBook.
• Bride's family able to look at photos as they were unable to attend the event: all thanks to social media
• People take to social networking sites to share and announce births, jobs, exams (passed or failed) and news
• Computerised version of paper bulletin boards. People used terminals to post messages, others would search them (San Francisco)
• People were amazed at the word 'computer'...people used the terminals to find dates
• 1973 - first opened public access computer system - the door to cyberspace was opened for the first time
• Computer technology was changing fast - rapidly growing market for businessmen
• Personal computers began
• The Well - source of information, a cross between a telephone conversation and a letter...online message board, filled with topics (California)
• Larry Brilliant founded The Well - the Twitter before Twitter
• Godfather of Social Networking - Stuart Brand (editor of original hippy Bible)