Introduction and Invention of the Newspaper
I learned a lot of valuable information and unique facts during the EOTO one presentations that I did not know before prior to people presenting that were actually really cool to learn about. I learned a lot of information about a plentiful amount of innovative ideas such as the start up of televisions, newspapers, typewriters, email, apple iPhones, Google, and many more innovative inventions. Alex did a presentation on the invention and evolution of newspapers. Since I am a journalism minor and have been a sports writer for over five years now, I was immediately intrigued at the topic. What I was unaware of was that the first newspaper was written in 59 BCE in Ancient Rome. This blew my mind because I was totally shocked at how long newspapers have been around for. I always thought that newspapers had only been around for a hundred or so years, since the early 1900s so for me to find out that the first newspaper was written in 59 BCE completely shocked me. I can’t imagine how that first newspaper looked but the evolution since that very first newspaper has been extraordinary.
Invention of Google
Another presentation that intrigued me was the invention of Google. The search engine like we know it today that we use daily was originally called “Backrub.” Yes, “Backrub.” That might be the strangest name to come up with but it eventually turned into the Google like we know it today. “Backrub” was an invention by three Stanford students who were working on a class assignment with the students’ goal and intent to be to create a more sufficient search engine in which you can find any piece of information through key words, and they created just that: a search engine used by billions of people around the world. It’s honestly incredible how three full-time college students were able to create such an invention that would completely change the world. This invention inspires me to come up with ideas of inventions because I am a full-time college student just like the three founders of Google.
Invention of YouTube
A presentation that I found intriguing was the invention of YouTube and how it was started because the story was very cool. YouTube was founded by three former Paypal employees. The three employees struggled to share videos from a dinner party, decided to create YouTube for easy video sharing in 2005. The platform immediately blew up as people from around the world were able to watch videos online while also being able to upload their own videos. What is crazy is that a year and a half after the platform was launched, Google bought YouTube for a billion dollars. That is incredible for a platform that was launched not even two years prior. That billion dollars is nothing today as YouTube is estimated to be worth $400-$500 billion and maybe more.
Invention of Facebook
The last presentation I found incredibly intriguing was the invention of Facebook. This presentation honestly probably shocked me the most because of the unique story behind the invention of the super popular social media platform. Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg and four or his college roommates at Harvard University. I had no idea the platform was founded by not just Zuckerberg because nobody ever talks about the four other founders. The first version of Facebook was launched in 2003. The initial name of the platform was “FaceMash” which was a platform that rated the attractiveness of females at Harvard. The university quickly shut down the platform after it was launched which inspired Zuckerberg and his roommates to get back to work to launch another platform, and they did which ended up becoming Facebook.
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