From Scarce to Six Billion: The Rise of Being Social Online
In short: A short documentary tracing how online networks grew from a 1969 research link between four universities to an estimated 6 billion people online by 2025, with U.S. social media use rising from 5% to 72% of adults between 2005 and 2019.
A 2:00 short film in the series “Being Social Online”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Pew Research Center, “Social Media Fact Sheet”; International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU DataHub, “The world’s richest source of ICT statistics and regulatory information - ITU DataHub - ITU DataHub”; Pew Research Center, “Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Facebook Facts | Britannica”; HISTORY (A&E Television Networks), “Facebook launches | February 4, 2004 | HISTORY”; Maryville University (online programs blog; the page also promotes the university's degree course, and its platform figures date from about 2020), “The Evolution of Social Media: How Did It Begin, and Where Could It Go Next?”.
Sources used in this film
- Pew Research Center — Social Media Fact Sheet · View →
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU DataHub — The world’s richest source of ICT statistics and regulatory information - ITU DataHub - ITU DataHub · View →
- Pew Research Center — Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Facebook Facts | Britannica · View →
- HISTORY (A&E Television Networks) — Facebook launches | February 4, 2004 | HISTORY · View →
- Maryville University (online programs blog; the page also promotes the university's degree course, and its platform figures date from about 2020) — The Evolution of Social Media: How Did It Begin, and Where Could It Go Next? · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Pew Research Center: Social Media Fact Sheet
- Also: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU DataHub: The world’s richest source of ICT statistics and regulatory information - ITU DataHub - ITU DataHub
- Also: Pew Research Center: Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Facebook Facts | Britannica
- Also: Facebook launches | February 4, 2004 | HISTORY
- Also: Maryville University (online programs blog; the page also promotes the university's degree course, and its platform figu: The Evolution of Social Media: How Did It Begin, and Where Could It Go Next?
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