History of Social Media

By Alexander_August

  • Primitive Emails Appear

  • The "Network of Networks" is Created

  • Sixdegrees.com Appears, The First True Social Media Site

  • Activist Social Media Site

    Moveon.org was introduced

  • Blogging Appears

  • Ad Powered Social Media

    Lunarstorm, an ad powered social media site appears. One of the first of its kind.

  • Wikipedia is Created

  • Friendster Appears

  • Large Appearance of Social Media Platforms

    LinkedIn, Second Life, MySpace, and Skype appeared in 2003

  • Harvard Facebook is Launched

  • Youtube and Reddit are Launched

  • Twitter and Facebook are Launched for the Public

  • Tumblr is Launched

  • Spotify is Launched

  • Foursquare and Venmo are Launched

  • Instagram and Pinterest are Launched

  • Snapchat, Facebook Messenger, and Google+ Are all Launched

  • Tinder is Launched and College Students Everywhere's Lives Were Changed Forever

  • Vine was Launched

  • Twitch was Released

  • Discord was Released to the Public

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