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The Israeli company Mirabilis released the first instant messager. -
This was one of the first social media sites to be created. It included the ability to have a profile page, dming, and friends. -
ICQ is bought out by AOL -
Open Diary is the first social blogger to be invented -
LinkedIn, the first business social networking platform was made. This is primarily used for professional networking and sharing accomplishments. -
MySpace is the first popular social media site to reach a large audience. -
Skype, the video calling platform, become popular among users. -
The most popular social network at the time was released. -
In 2005 the first YouTube video, "Me at the zoo" is posted. -
MySpace was bought by News Corporation for $580 million -
Reddit was an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website where downvotes and upvotes were the currency -
Originally under the name Twttr, Twitter, the app was created to be status updates between friends. -
In 2007 YouTube decided to give content creators a platform to benefit both parties -
Tumblr is an American microblogging and social networking website founded by David Karp. Tumblr allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. -
Hashtags are used on social media as a form of user-generated tagging that enables cross-referencing of content by topic or theme.. -
The first dating app geared towards gay and bisexual men was released. -
Instagram is a video and photo-sharing social platform created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. -
Pinterest is a photo-sharing website that lets users post pictures or "pins", then other users can "pin" them on personalized "pinboards". Users can also comment on each other's boards. -
Shortly after Instagram's appearance came Snapchat. This platform is a communication channel where users can send pictures with text attached that disappear in 24 hours. -
Twitch, a popular live streaming platform for playing video games is introduced. -
Facebook acquires Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock. -
Vine was an American short-form video hosting service where users could share seven-second-long, looping video clips -
Amazon buys Twitch for $970 million. -
Facebook allows users to live stream through their platform. -
Instagram takes a note from Snapchat's book and adds stories that stay up for 24 hours unless saved to stay up until removed. -
In 2017, Twitter allows people to expand their tweets from 140 characters to 280 characters. -
ByteDance creates TikTok, similar to Vine, TikTok is a video-sharing app that has gained popularity within the past 2 years. -
In 2018, Instagram let their users create hour-long videos to share with their followers.