Social Media 2000-2004

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    Social Media 2000-2004

  • "Hot or Not" launched

    Founded by James Hong, people could submit pictures of themselves on this website for others to rate their attractiveness.
  • "Friendster" launched

    "Friendster" was a way for people to connect with each other online. However, it did not last very long.
  • "LinkedIn" founded by Reid Hoffman

    "LinkedIn" is a business social media outlet that allows employers to post job openings and job seekers to post resumes.
  • "MySpace" founded by Tom Anderson, Jon Hart, and Chris Dewolfe

    MySpace, at one time, was the most popular social media site in the world. It was also the first social media site to reach over one million monthly users.
  • "Facebook" launched

    Founded by Mark Zuckerberg, I am sure we are all familiar with Facebook.