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This platform layed groundwork for other social media platforms by combining community interaction and personal expression. It allowed users to journal (blog) and share those publicly or privately. -
The invention of this social networking site was important because it allowed users to connect friends online and was one of the first platforms to show how important online communities can be. -
This was a massively popular network, central to music and teen culture in the 2000s. It's invention was important because it allowed a lot of customization of user profiles and music sharing. -
This social media platform is still popular today. It redefined global connection and identity online by connecting people globally and allowing for real-time communication. -
This photo-sharing hub shaped online visual culture before Instagram. It's invention was important because allowed users to share photos easily and made for easy tagging. -
YouTube makes video-sharing accessible. It is important because it introduced influencers and viral culture. It transformed how people share and discover videos online and how people consume media. -
Twitter, now know as X, allows users to communicate in real-time, spread news, and connect globally. It's invention is important because connects people instantly and has helped transform how people consume and interact with the news and other social interactions. -
This Facebook invention increased user engagement, allowed users to show approval without commenting, and gave insights into user interests. -
Instagram evolutionalized content sharing and brought influencer culture mainstream. It makes video and photo sharing easy and user expression easy. -
The Snapchat invention introduced disappearing messages, encouraged instant communication, and increased the usage of altered reality filters. -
Social media platforms became the hubspot for organizing, sharing live protest footage, and spreading awareness of systemic racism. This was important because it allowed people to rally against social injustice on a large scale and promoted awareness and community building for social activism. -
Raised an unprecedented amount of money for research and increased public awareness of ALS. -
Went viral on Twitter and Facebook, sparking global conversations about harassment and leading to cultural and policy changes. (No month available) -
This Facebook invention allowed for deeper user engagement and sentiment on the platform. -
Instagram Stories allowed users to create in-the-moment content, reducing the pressure to create perfect, permanent posts for their main feed. -
Both viewers and creators can post short videos instantly and engages users to scroll endlessly. The algorithm driven video content encourages engagement and trends and global sharing.