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Invention of the Internet
ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), the network system that eventually evolved into the Internet. https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml#:~:text=January%201%2C%201983%20is%20considered,Protocol%20(TCP%2FIP). -
Hot or Not
Hot or Not was launched in the early 2000s. This program was a platform where individuals uploaded their pictures and would get rated based on attraction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_or_Not -
My Space
My space was launched in 2003. This program was a social network. People were able to create profiles with pictures and interests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Linkin
LinkedIn was launched in 2003. This was a social networking program based on making connections between businesses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Friendster
Friendster was launched in 2003 this social network was based on games but also was used for photos messaging and interacting with other people's profiles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendster -
Flickr
Flickr was launched in 2004, this website programming was used to host and upload photos. This was the beginning of photo-sharing for professional photographers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Facebook
Facebook was launched in 2004 with the original intention to be judging fellow students based on attractiveness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Youtube
YouTube was launched in 2005 with the original intention of being a dating service. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Reddit
Reddit was a short blog app created by two college students. https://publer.io/blog/who-owns-reddit/#:~:text=Reddit%20was%20created%20in%202005,millions%20of%20visitors%20each%20month. -
Twitter
Twitter was launched in 2006 with the original intent of being a messaging system between small groups. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Tumblr
Tumblr was launched in 2007 with the intention of being a social blogging platform for individuals. What made this platform stand out from the rest was the individuality of each profile with the use of images, texts, videos, and GIFs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Grindr
First dating app geared aimed to gay and bisexual men https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ -
Pinterest
Pinterest was launched in 2010 this platform was created to help other people discover content and ideas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Twitch
Twitch was launched in 2010 for gamers to be able to live stream their performance during a game. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Instagram
Instagram was launched in 2010 this platform was created to share photos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Snapchat
Snapchat was launched in 2011. This platform was intended to be a photo sharing and then added short stories. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Facebook
Facebook goes public in 2012 and is no longer private or dedicated to universities and colleges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Tinder
Tinder was launched in 2012 as a dating service. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Vine
Vine was launched in 2013 as a video-sharing platform. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Slack
Slack was launched in 2013 as a business communication program. https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ -
Year of the Selfie
Twitter claimed 2014 to be the year of the selfie from a tweet that was reposted 3 million times. https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ -
The War on Fake News
The war on fake news was introduced by President Donald Trump. https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ -
Tiktok
TikTok was launched in 2013 as a video-sharing platform. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Tumblr
Tumblr 2017 decided to ban all adult content from their platform. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media -
Vine Failed
Vine, the 6-second video platform failed and was discontinued in 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vine_(service)#:~:text=in%202012%20before%20its%20launch,discontinued%20a%20few%20months%20later.&text=Developer(s)-,Vine%20Labs%2C%20Inc,(Twitter%2C%20Inc.)&text=Videos%20published%20on%20Vine's%20social,such%20as%20Facebook%20and%20Twitter. -
Be Real
Be Real was launched in 2020 as a photo-sharing platform. this app would be different than Snapchat by setting timers, and alarms to when the photos need to be taken and sent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_social_media