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BBS
Bulletin Board System was created with the purpose of downloading files and games, as well as posting messages to other users. digitaltrends.com/features/thehistoryofsocialnetworking -
AOL
America Online is an emailing system and browser, that, although has had ups and downs in the overall usage, continues to exist today, and is now worth 4.4 billion dollars. http://time.com/3857628/aol-1985-history/
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Six Degrees
Using SixDegrees, one can have online groups and friends, search other users and create personal pages. Because users claimed the site was "too pushy" SixDegrees only lasted until 2001. digitaltrends.com/features/historyofsocialnetoworking -
LinkedIn
Still a popular social networking site today, LinkedIn connects people on a professional basis and is solely used for professional purposes. Unlike other social media sites, it's purpose is not to "make friends." digitaltrends.com/features/history/of/social/networking -
Friendster
Friendster is the first evolved online community that connected people based on common interests, creating the term "circle of friends." digitaltrends.com/features/thehistoryofsocialnetworking -
Myspace
Myspace became well known among music lovers as a site to share bands. Although it was the number 1 website in 2006, has been put in the shadows my more-well known social networking sites. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/29/myspace-history-timeline_n_887059.html -
Facebook
In it's beginnings, Facebook was directed specifically for Harvard students, but then opened to the public in 2006. It has massively grown since then, becoming the most popular social networking site, with 1.3 billion active users. You can promote businesses, play games, read news, engage with mass content, and more on this booming social media platform. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia -
Twitter
Twitter captured the quick interest of users being a site that only allows 140 characters for each post. The use of hashtags allows users to quickly search realtime events and topics and is something other social media sites have adopted. http://socialnomics.net/2013/01/23/the-history-of-twitter -
Tumblr
Created by a high school dropout, Tumblr became a site for extremely short blog-like content. Users can create written, photo, and video content, like others posts, as well as reblog them. Tumblr continues to rapidly grow, with over 46 million blogs. https://businessideaslab.com/tumblr-history/2/ -
Kelly joined Facebook
Kelly joined her first social networking site at the age of 13. She eventually starting using Instagram, Snapchat, a few other sites occasionally. -
Katie Gets Social
She'd been anticipating it for what felt like years; Katie's 13th birthday, she finally got to make a Facebook account. From that day forward, her social media usage exploded. She established accounts on Twitter, Vine, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, and more. -
Instagram
Instagram, a photo social media platform, after two months of being released, had over a million users. The site's success has continued today with over 5 million monthly active users. On Instagram, one can edit and share photos and videos, promote a business, as well as purchase advertised products. http://wersm.com/the-complete-history-of-instagram
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Snapchat
Unlike every other social media platform that was based on forever saving memories and moments, Snapchat created an app that does the opposite; creates temporary photos and video that (originally) vanished after a few seconds. Snapchat has evolved through the years, know known for funny filters, location geofilters, and more. http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2016-01-28-1454014809-9370540-TheHistoryofSnapchatATimeline.png -
Vine
Users of Vine make record, save, and share short video clips that are about 6 seconds long. You can edit and use stop motions right on the app. In 2012, Twitter bought Vine for 30 million dollars. https://www.wondershare.com/multimedia-tips/vine-history.html
