Digital media tree

The Evolution of Media from 1995 to 2013

By JesseWright

  • The first video-capable CD is made

    The first video-capable CD is made
    Exact date unknown.

  • Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba and Phillips release the first DVD players and discs

    Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba and Phillips release the first DVD players and discs
    Exact date unknown.

  • Nintendo releases the Nintendo64

    Exact day unknown.

  • SixDegrees launches the first major social networking site, later claiming 1 million users at its peak

    Exact date unknown.

  • Larry Page and Sergey Brin found Google

  • Blogger is founded, allowing virtually anyone to have an Internet following

    Exact day unknown.

  • LinkedIn's site launches, offering public business profiles to its users

    LinkedIn's site launches, offering public business profiles to its users
    Exact day unknown.

  • MySpace laucnhes its social networking site

    Exact day unknown.

  • Friendster launches its social networking site

    Exact day unknown.

  • Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim and Steve Chen found YouTube

    Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim and Steve Chen found YouTube
    Exact day unknown.

  • Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion

  • Google luanches its social networking site, Google+

    Google luanches its social networking site, Google+