Timeline of Social Media Platforms

By GechelleR

  • Listserv

    Listserv
    Listserv (the original, not the modern top ten site) made its debut in 1986. This was, in effect, a mailing list that allowed individuals to contact multiple users in one email. This is commonplace today but was revolutionary at the time.

  • Palace

    Palace
    1994 saw the introduction of The Palace. It allowed users to interact with one another on a graphical chat room server, which they termed "palaces".

  • Blogs

    Blogs
    LiveJournal was founded in 1999. It was the first blogging sites started to become popular, and this form of social media is still very popular today.

  • Wikipedia

    Wikipedia
    Wikipedia was launched in 2001.

  • Friendster

    Friendster
    Friendster emerged in 2002. This Malaysian-built platform, now defunct, was initially used as a social networking service website.

  • LinkedIn

    LinkedIn
    2003 saw the emergence of LinkedIn. Its unique selling point is obvious to anyone who uses it.