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Samuel Morse’s first telegraph
In May of 1844, Samuel Morse successfully attempted to send a telegraph from Washington D.C. to Baltimore. The message wrote: “What hath God wrought!” This was revolutionary. Knowing that we have a new way of communicating with one another changed history. https://www.thoughtco.com/communication-revolution-telegraph-1991939 -
First Email Sent
The first email ever sent was by Ray Tomlinson, and ironically, it was to himself. It was just a test to see if it would transfer from one computer to another in the same room. This has allowed us to communicate so much easier with one another. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/60at60/2015/8/1971-first-ever-email-392973?fb_comment_id=911794135560930_1810110339062634/ -
The first social media site is created
SixDegrees.com was the first social media site created on the internet. It was developed to allow you to create a profile, create connections, and send/receive messages to and from other people. it shut down in 2000, but has made a miniature comeback in recent years. https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ -
Google is Created
The creation of Google changed the world. Everything became easy in any way possible. Everything is now at the palms of our hands. Google is now one of the most successful companies in the world and has no signs of slowing down. https://www.thestreet.com/technology/history-of-google-14820930 -
Wikipedia is Created
Wikipedia might not be the most trustworthy site for information, but it certainly made an impact on the internet and social media as a whole. Wikipedia is considered a social media site due to its online community like presence that users have. Thousands of articles are written and edited every year. https://interestingengineering.com/a-chronological-history-of-social-media -
Creation of LinkedIn
LinkedIn was founded in 2003 by Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke and Jean-Luc Vaillant. It is one of the most successful ways of finding employees and/or an employer. It has helped thousands of college students, people who have been recently laid off, or anyone else in need of help within a company. https://candybitsocial.com/news/history-of-linkedin -
MySpace is created
When MySpace launched in 2003, it was the site to be on. Everyone had to have an account and customize it to their liking with music, photos, lifestyles, and anything else that can make your page represent who are you. After years of domination, the site slowly died out and now it isn't even brought up in normal conversations about social media. https://interestingengineering.com/a-chronological-history-of-social-media -
Creation of Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg revolutionized all of social media with the release of Facebook in 2004. It is one of the most used social media sites in the world with an estimated 2.6 million users. https://interestingengineering.com/a-chronological-history-of-social-media -
The Creation of Youtube
Youtube was created in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. The first video ever uploaded was a 15 second video in the San Diego Zoo, and the rest is history. On Youtube, you have the ability to upload videos that you create. Today, Youtube averages billions of views a day. http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1990787,00.html -
Twitter is created
Twitter came on the scene in 2006. It was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams. Twitter has been used for so many different things over the years; from producing personal creations, reporting sports news, and just keeping up with everyday news. Twitter is for everyone and anyone. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-twitter-was-founded-2011-4 -
Instagram is created
Founded in October 6th, 2010, Instagram has taken social media by storm. Millions of pictures and videos are uploaded everyday on the app and companies take advantage of promoting their brands on it, reaching out to hundreds of thousands of people. https://medium.com/@obtaineudaimonia/how-instagram-started-8b907b98a767 -
Snapchat is created
Snapchat was created in 2012 and has not slowed down on becoming one of the social media juggernauts in today's society. it is one of the easiest ways to communicate with friends and your peers around you. Like instagram, companies use this platform to promote their products around the world. https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/history-of-snapchat
