History of Social Media

  • Hand Written Messages
    550 BCE

    Hand Written Messages

    These were messages written and delivered by hand.
  • The Telegraph was Invented

    The Telegraph was Invented

    The telegraph was able to transport short messages from very long distances.
  • The Pneumatic Post

    The Pneumatic Post

    This used underground tubes that carried capsules from one place to another.
  • ARPAN

    ARPAN

    This was the military's attempt at social media that tried to connect universities proto-internet.
  • IRCs

    IRCs

    IRCs ,which stood for Internet Relay Chat, were used in 1988 but carried over and was popular in the 1990s.
  • More Personal Computers

    More Personal Computers

    Computers especially became more private in the 90s.
  • SixDegrees

    SixDegrees

    This was the first recognizable social media site that allowed users to upload a profile and make friends with other users.
  • The First Blogging Sites

    The First Blogging Sites

    This became popular quickly and is still to this day because of all the unlimited social interactions and personal video and chat stories.
  • Friendster

    Friendster

    This was a site that was made to compete with SixDegrees with the same features.
  • LinkedIn

    LinkedIn

    This site was focused for Professional Networking.
  • Myspace

    Myspace

    It started as a file storage platform, but it quickly transitioned to a social media site.
  • Facebook

    Facebook

    This was a site launched by Mark Zuckerberg and was originally for Harvard students but transitioned to a completely public social media site.
  • Instagram

    Instagram

    This is a site that is only for posting pictures and it was the first social media site to only focus on that.
  • Snapchat

    Snapchat

    This was a site that had its own unique feature that let people take filtered pictures and send them to friends then disappear shortly after.
  • Twitter

    Twitter

    This was a site that let users post pictures and posts that were limited only to 140 characters each.
  • Vine

    Vine

    This was a site that let people share short and funny clips of themselves to friends.