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Beverly Hills Internet (BHI) started Geocities, which allowed users to create their own websites modeled after types of urban areas.
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Modeled as a way to keep up with highschool calssmates
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The Web had one million sites. Blogging begins. SixDegrees.com lets users create profiles and list friends. AOL Instant Messenger lets users chat. Blackboard is founded as an online course management system for educators and learners.
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About 3 million people join Friendster during its first three months.
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Professional Networking website gets its first job
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Myspace debuts with tons of customization tools that reveal the terrible design sensibility of the average person.
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Mark Zuckerberg, the Harvard dropout with the Adidas shower sandals, follows up his success with Facemash (think: Hot or Not) by launching Facebook. Six years later, he's king of the world.
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You Tube begins archieving and sharing video content
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Blogs are deemed too long. Twitter sets the new upper limit: 140 characters.
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Blogging for lazy people
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Lame picture editing platform launches
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If Social Media platforms were countries, + would be Canada, a nice place but nobody lives there
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The world gets thousands more mayors, thanks to Foursquare. And badges. Suddenly everyone wants a badge.
