Two Clocks: Bulletin Boards and Live Chat
In short: Bulletin boards and live chat gave online community two different rhythms: messages posted for all to read, and conversation that unfolds in real time.
A 2:03 short film in the series “Being Social Online”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Editors), “Bulletin-board system | Online Forum, Message Board, Networking | Britannica”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Internet - Globalization, Communication, Education | Britannica”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Chat room | History, Technology, & Facts | Britannica”; Cal Alumni Association (California Magazine, UC Berkeley), “"We're Using a Computer": Was Social Media Invented in Berkeley? - Cal Alumni Association”.
Sources used in this film
- Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Editors) — Bulletin-board system | Online Forum, Message Board, Networking | Britannica · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Internet - Globalization, Communication, Education | Britannica · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Chat room | History, Technology, & Facts | Britannica · View →
- Cal Alumni Association (California Magazine, UC Berkeley) — "We're Using a Computer": Was Social Media Invented in Berkeley? - Cal Alumni Association · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: www.britannica.com — Bulletin-board system | Online Forum, Message Board, Networking | Britannica
- Also: Internet - Globalization, Communication, Education | Britannica
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Chat room | History, Technology, & Facts | Britannica
- Also: Cal Alumni Association (California Magazine, UC Berkeley): "We're Using a Computer": Was Social Media Invented in Berkeley? - Cal Alumni Association
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