Prehistory of Social Media

Reference¶

Driscoll, Kevin. “A Prehistory of Social Media.” Issues in Science and Technology 38, no. 4 (Summer 2022): 20–23, http://issues.org/prehistory-social-media-modem-world-driscoll/.

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Summary & Key Takeaways¶

Kevin Driscoll writes this article "A Prehistory of Social Media" to shed light on multiple facets of internet history. He approaches this history as a dynamic phenomenon that came to be due to many different factors, which he explores in the article. Attempting to broaden the modern historical narrative we often receive now, Driscoll begins with "the birth of the modem" before diving into Bulletin Board Systems (BBS') and PC networking.

Links¶

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