History of Social Networking By tylevoll Period: Jan 1, 1985 to Oct 1, 2012 Social Networking Sep 4, 1994 Google Sep 25, 1994 TheGlobe.com founded Jul 4, 1996 Hotmail Created Jun 1, 1997 Instant Messaging Created Jan 1, 2002 Friendster May 5, 2003 LinkedIn Aug 1, 2003 MySpace Feb 25, 2004 Facebook Feb 25, 2004 Windows Live Spaces May 4, 2005 Youtube Mar 21, 2006 Twitter Sep 25, 2007 Tumblr Founded Jun 28, 2011 Google+
