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The first email was sent
In 1971, Ray Tomlinson, a pioneering computer programmer, sent himself an email which was marked as the first email ever sent.
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First site with login for interaction
In the late 70's, Bulletin Board System introduced the first site that had the option to create a login built for interaction.
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Introduction to Internet Relay Chat
File sharing, link sharing and keeping in touch was introduced in 1988.
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Six Degrees launched
Six Degrees, the first ever social media site launched in May of 1996. It included profiles and friends lists. Unfortunately, even with the high amount of users, there weren't enough people connected to the internet at the time so it was sold.
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Introduction to ICQ
In November of 1996, ICQ was introduced and this is where multi-user messaging and gaming began, along with the abbrevations "LOL" and "BRB."
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The first instant message
AOL created the first instant messaging site for Microsoft Windows. In 2009 AIM started to lose users rapidly which was caused by the rise in texting.
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Friendster launched
Launched by Jonathan Abrams and Peter Chin, it showed you and strangers' "six degrees of separation" and made meeting people less intimidating and was addictive for users, it was also considered a safe way to meet potential dates online.
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Facebook launched
Facebook was created at Harvard initially by student Mark Zuckerberg, until he wanted to bring it to the next level and was joined by fellow students, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. http://mashable.com/2006/08/25/facebook-profile/#pHqVZaEGoiqu -
YouTube launched
The first site for video sharing was invented by 3 former PayPal employees in San Bruno, California.
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Twitter launched
Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass. The site allows users to post 140 character long posts called "tweets," and has gained a mass amount of popularity since it's major peak in 2012.
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YouTube was sold
Google bought Youtube in 2006, just a year after it's launch for 1.65 billion dollars.
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Snapchat was founded
Snapchat was created by three Stanford students, Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown. It's a photo sharing app where you can add filters, connect with friends, all while your pictures instant disappear or if they're on your story, they last for 24 hours.
