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Online chat rooms
Chatrooms were the popular things to use to connect with people -
AIM
AOL Instant messenger begins -
Google
Google starts as an online search engine where the user can search millions of websites based on criteria typed in -
Facebook
Facebook is created by Mark Zuckerberg -
Myspace
Myspace starts and everyone becomes friends with "Tom"
Myspace allows you to customize your profiles and teaches us all coding withouts even realizing.
You could also have your favorite song playing while you have your friends view your profile. -
Youtube
Youtube begins. It allows users to post and share videos. -
Twitter
Twitter begins and everyone starts off as an egg.
Users could share their thoughts using 180 characters or less. -
Smartphones/iPhone
Smartphones are the new wave as users can browse the web and their favorite websites. Smartphone applications allowed the users to use their favorite websites more easily. The were like pocket sized computers -
Pintrest
Pintrest begins. It allows users to post ideas and recipes then provides a link where the user can purchase the product that was posted. -
Instagram
Instagram begins and is growing rapidly. This was a picture sharing platform where users could share and post pictures to their followers who can "like" and comment of them -
Facebook Reaches 1 Billion users
The social media website known as Facebook reaches 1 Billion users worldwide and becomes the largest social media platform. It seems like everyone you know has a facebook from friends from kindergarten to grandparents, aunts and uncles. -
Google +
Google decides to give social media a try and start its own social media website -
Vine
Just like Instagram but with short 6 second videos that were known for their quick jump cuts -
Snapchat
Picture sharing made easier. Snapchat was a smartphone application that allowed the user to share a picture or a video that lasted up to 10 seconds. Once the time ran out the picture was no longer available to view -
Vine Ends
After being bought out by Twitter Vine decides to call it quits by ending its social media website.