The Netisphere: Chronological Digital Ecosystem Map
The Netisphere: Chronological Digital Ecosystem Map I would define the Netisphere as: > Every digital product, service, platform, network, protocol, marketplace, content system, financial system and AI system that enables information, communication, computation, creation, trade and social interaction through connected digital technology. The important point is that the Netisphere did not begin with the World Wide Web. It was built layer by layer over roughly 200 years. --- 1. The Master Chronology Era Approx. period Major digital creation What it enabled 1 1830s–1850s Telegraph Digital communication over distance 2 1870s–1900 Telephone & electrical networks Real-time voice communication 3 1890s–1930s Radio Wireless information distribution 4 1930s–1940s Electronic computing Programmable computation 5 1940s–1950s Transistors & semiconductor electronics Miniaturized electronics 6 1950s–1960s Mainframes Institutional computing 7 1960s Packet switching Modern compute...