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Considered to be the official birthdate of the internet. Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol (TCP/IP) integrated so that computers are able to communicate with one another that wasn't just government used.
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1997-1999 Social media sites such as Six Degrees and various online journals and blogs emerge and become popular among the public.
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2002-2004 Challengers to the social media world start to rise up. Networks like LinkedIn and Google provide more ways for people to connect.
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2004-2005 Facebook and YouTube make a huge impact on the social media world. Providing new and improved ways of connecting and sharing.
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2005-2011 More social media platforms arise and take their place among the various platforms already in use. Snapchat, MySpace, Twitter.
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2013 Vine is created. Enabling people to post short comical and serious videos worldwide.
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2015-2016 More social media platforms arise such as Periscope and Meerkat while others are removed from use like Vine
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2017 Tik Tok becomes a the new leading video messaging and social media service.
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2019 Google+ shuts down due to not having enough users.
