History of Social Media

Hand Written Messages Travel Great Distances

550 BCE

Invention of the Telegraph

Jan 1, 1792

Invention of the Telephone

Jan 1, 1890

Invention of the Radio

Jan 1, 1891

Invention of the Computer

Jan 1, 1943

Invention of Email

Jan 1, 1972

Invention of Chatroom (CompuServe CB Simulator)

Jan 1, 1980

Invention of the World Wide Web

Jan 1, 1990

Invention of the "Blog"

Jan 1, 1997

Invention of First Social Media Site (Six Degrees)

Jan 1, 1997

Invention of MySpace

Jan 1, 2003

Invention of Facebook

Jan 1, 2004

Initial Public Offering
May 18, 2012

Invention of YouTube

Jan 1, 2005

Bought by Google
October 9, 2006

Invention of Twitter

Jan 1, 2006

Initial Public Offering
November 6, 2013

Invention of Instagram

Jan 1, 2010

Bought by Facebook
April 9, 2012