The document provides a brief history of the internet and social media. It discusses how ARPANET was formed in 1958 and evolved into the World Wide Web which was released by CERN in 1991. It defines social media as communication that widely reaches and influences people generated by individuals. Finally, it outlines different types of social networks like personal, professional, events networks as well as information, media, and entertainment networks.

1. Overview of Social Media

2. The Internet and World Wide Web

3. A Very Brief History 1958: Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) formed (DoD) 1990: ARPANET gone, World is first Internet commercial provider 1966: First ARPANET Plan (Network of computers) 1991: World-Wide Web released by CERN (developer: Tim Berners-Lee) 1996: Browser Wars between Netscape and Microsoft 1998: Netscape releases source code; Microsoft taken to court for anti-trust violations. 1969: ARPAnet created. First nodes: UCLA, Stanford, UCSB and University of Utah. 1984: Domain Name System introduced.

4. What exactly is Social Media? Communication that reaches and/or influences people widely that is generated by individuals

6. It is all about Networks… Photos, Videos, Art, Livecasting, Audio/Music Personal, Professional, Events Journals, Social Bookmarking, Reviews/Opinions, Info, Forums, Aggregators Virtual Worlds, Game Sharing, Online Gaming, Browser Games Social Information Entertainment Media

7. Social Networks Personal Professional Events

8. Information Networks Journals (Blogs/Microblogs) Aggregators Forums/Groups Information Reviews/Opinions Social Bookmarking/Tagging

9. Media Networks Photos Videos Livecasting Music

10. Entertainment Networks Browser Games