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After the first super computers were created in the 1940s, scientists and engineers began to develop ways to creat networks between those computers, and this lead to the internet.
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The earliest forms of the Internet, such as CompuServe, were developed in the 1960s. Early forms of email were also being developed in this time as well.
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By the 1970s, networking technology had been improved, and 1979’s UseNet allowed users to communicate through a virtual newsletter.
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By the 1980s, home computers were becoming more common and social media was becoming more sophisticated as well.
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The first recognizable social media site, Six Degrees, was created in 1997. This enabled used to upload a profile and make friends with people over the internet.
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Internet relay chats, or IRCs, were first used in 1988 and continued to grow massively throughout the 1990s.
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In 1999, the first blogging sites became popular, creating a social media sensation that’s still popular today.