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The first social media site, SixDegrees.com, enabled users for the first time to be able to create a profile, make connections and message friends. This platform was only the beginning of the social media craze. -
Hot or not was a social platform that gave users the ability to rate others attractiveness based on submitted pictures. This rating platform is believed to have been an influence on Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook -
Myspace was a place that gave users the ability to have a public profile that they could customize. Myspace became a popular site with over 25 million users and being termed as "A place for friends." -
LinkedIn changed the business game by allowing for a new way for businesspeople to make connections among coworkers, peers and those in their profession. In addition to making waves for businesspeople, LinkedIn was also the first platform that offered premium packages that could be purchased by users. -
Skype introduced itself in 2003. This platform provides the service of video calling and instant messaging, connecting users close by and even far apart. -
Mark Zuckerberg launched a social media platform while attending Harvard. This platform quickly spread beyond the borders of Harvard and has become one of the most popular social networking sites being known as Facebook. -
YouTube, a popular video and music platform, was launched in 2005 being a success with its first upload "Me at the zoo." Since the first uploaded video, the platform has become widely used for entertainment, learning and more. -
Steve Huffman created a now widely used platform, Reddit. Reddit is best known as a platform for discussion and content rating. Users are able to submit content to the platform and others can view and then vote on said content based on whether they like or dislike the content. -
Jack Dorsey created a the platform twttr, that has become known as Twitter. Twitter was created with the hopes of it being a text messaging tool, but since its hatching, it has grown into a widely adopted social media platform with millions of tweeting users. -
David Karp launched a new site that enabled users to choose and organize photos, videos and text. This site known as Tumblr is a failure popular site that helped introduce the age of microblogging. -
The infamous hashtag came about as a way to navigate around Twitter's strict character limit. The hashtag defined Twitter and it's significance in the digital age, after being proposed by Chris Messina. Today, the hashtag is a widely used symbol on all social media platforms that can help raise awareness for certain causes. -
Justin.tv started the age of public broadcasting, giving users of the platform the ability to broadcast their own live video whenever they wanted to. Justin.tv paved a path for live streaming, which will be introduced later on. -
YouTube introduced a Partnership Program in which YouTube would establish a partnership with the popular creators on the platform. As part of this partnership, YouTube and the creators would share the profits from the content created. This program paved the way for influencers to become full time creators as their occupation. -
Grindr started the age of the hookup, being a site dedicated to connecting gay and bisexual men with each other. Since the start of Grindr as the first dating app, many other similar platforms have followed suite and been established. -
The emoji was adopted by Unicode in 2010 and this adoption paved the way for emojis to become a form of language. Today, emojis are used as common practice in social media and digital communication in all generations. -
Instagram was finally introduced by Mike Krueger and Kevin System in 2010. Since its launch, it has been acquired by Facebook Inc and has since become a widely social media platform for posting photos and videos. Instagram -
Pinterest is best described as a social bookmarking site that enables users to create various boards that pins can be saved to and viewed at a later date. Users use this site to gain ideas for various topics such as home, arts and crafts, and fashion among many others. -
Snapchat is a social platform that allows users to send photos, videos and messages that will all disappear after 24 hours. Snapchat is known for its face and environment altering filters such as the puppy filter. -
Vine, a popular social media platform acquired by Twitter, introduced the world the power of 7 second videos. Vine revolutionized social platforms and got the public hooked to watching countless short videos created by various users and influencers. -
Teens migrated to the newest social media video platform, Musical.ly. Muscial.ly gave rise to the popularity of lip syncing to music and sounds in short videos. -
Periscope was one of the first platforms that gave users the ability to watch events live and stream. Periscope has revolutionized the age of social media, as live streaming has been widely adopted by many users and influencers.This platform has since been acquired and integrated into the Twitter social media platform. -
During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, social media platforms were used by many to spread false information, fake news. This false information stemmed from popular influencers promoting content created by bots. This dilemma established mistrust in the information that people obtain from the internet. -
Twitter decides to retire the platform that introduced the world to short videos, Vine. This was a sad day for many people, as Vine was a widely loved social media platform -
Musical.ly users migrated to the new video creation platform, TikTok. TikTok became an overnight sensation, addicting users to creating, scrolling, and watching short, entertaining videos. -
A movement started as a result of Facebook allowing a researcher to collect data from million of users without their knowledge. This action led to many people promoting #DeleteFacebook as well as Facebook losing many users overnight as they violated the privacy of users. -
Musical.ly, a platform dedicated to lip syncing videos is no longer. Users of Musical.ly are directed to a newer platform called TikTok, which is more than just a lip syncing platform.