A Brief History of Online Social Media

Obviously, one fairly short podcast episode can't cover a subject like the history of online social media, but this one covers it from the perspective of one who lived it, and focuses on its evolution -- from amazing creations from a group of glory-seeking online geeks to a gold mine for big greedy corporations.

RFC 1459: Internet Relay Chat Protocol
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1459