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Plato system
An early form of social media. Allows for online interactions -
Talkomatic is invented
First online chatroom -
FidoNet is invented
Bulletin Board System that allows people to exchange email in North America and later internationally -
Bolt.com launches
Bolt was the first social networking and video website -
SixDegrees launches
One of the first true social media sites where you could set up a profile page and get connectione -
Open Diary launches
first social blogging network. Invented reader comments and friends-only -
SixDegrees purchased
Purchased by YouthStream Media Network for $125 million -
Yahoo! and MSN messenger launch
two incredibly popular instant messaging services -
Hot or Not launch
website where people rated others based on an image and decided if the person was hot or not -
SixDegrees defunction
The social media site is shut down -
Friendster launches
Social Networking and gaming website became really popular in Asia and the Pacific Islands -
Linkedin launches
Business-oriented networking services -
MySpace launches
Website quickly became the go-to site for millions of teens to connect reaching 25 million users in 2005 -
Facebook launches
The most popular social networking service to date -
Flickr launches
Image and video hosting website launches. Many use it to keep personal photos -
YouTube launches
Video sharing website launches. start of internet celebrities. -
Twitter launches
One of the most popular social networking sites worldwide. very popular in Brazil and India -
Hashtag appears
symbol that has sparked movements like BLM and MeToo as well as trends like YOLO appears -
Weibo launches
Social networking website in China. Launched the same year that Facebook and Twitter were banned in the country -
Farmville appears on facebook
A popular game where friends and family could invite to join farmville -
Instagram launches
Photo/video-sharing and social media service launches -
Facebook goes public
Facebook negotiates a price of $38 for a share valuing the company at $104 billion -
Friendster shuts down
Friendster shuts down due to the evolving landscape in the industry and lack of engagement -
Yahoo! discontinues services
Yahoo! discontinues services for windows, Mac, Linux. Only support Messenger on Android, IOS, and web clients -
Snapchat files for IPO
Begins trading on New York Stock Exchange. the company valued at $33 billion