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Although the first computer was invented in 1943, the Kenbak was release in the early 1970's. It was the world's first personal computer. However, the mass-market effectively began in 1977 with the introduction of microcomputers. (en.m.wikipedia.org)
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In January of 1983 is considered the birthday of the internet and was called Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol. (usg.edu)
Text-based group chats started in 1973 with Talkomatic but became popular in 1988 with Internet Relay Chat. In 1989 AOL launched their chat room. (computerworld.com) -
In 1992 AOL (America Online) goes public. They start emailing out CD's to everyone to help them get online. Within four years AOL reaches 5 million members. Seven years after going public AOL buys Moviefone and Internet browser Netscape in 1999. (cnbc.com)
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SixDegrees.com was the first social media. It ran from 1997 to 2001. You were able to create profiles, connect with friends, and send messages. (en.m.wikipedia.org)
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Messengers and blogging are the new way for people to communicate. Yahoo Messenger launched their messaging service, then MSN Messenger launched with messaging, video and voice calling services. Live Journal also launched the early blogging platform and social network. (en.wikipedia.org)
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One of the most popular business oriented social networking sites launched. Allowing both workers and employers to create profiles and connect, representing real world professional relationships.
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Myspace, one of the most popularly social networking sites ever launched
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Skype the extremely popular instant messaging, video and voice calling service launched
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Facebook was launched in 2004 by Mark Z. , would end up being one of the most popular social media networks. Which has not grown in 2021 to have features like, video calling, live videos, messaging, and more.
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Flickr was launched as well, this was known as image and video host website. Flickr of course ended up loosing momentum, but it was widely used as a platform for hosting images and video in other websites today.
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Harvard University’s Mark Zuckerberg launched The Facebook that registered one million users that same year as an answer to the popular “Hot or Not”. Later dropping “The” then becoming “Facebook”. The most popular social networking service to date.
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The popular image and video hosting website launches. Used to keep personal photos and is widely used to host photos and videos that are used (embedded) in other websites and services such a blogs
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Yahoo acquires Flickr. This as a popular way for amateur and professional photographers to get high resolution photos noticed. Also gave Yahoo a feature like Google.
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Twitter is launched. A mini blog and social media account that allows you to express yourself in 140 characters when launched (now its 280). This is a very popular social media app used today from ages around 16-28.
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Tumblr was launched. Just like Twitter this was just a smaller microblogging social media website. They never acquired an app. Tumblr was not one of the most popular social media’s and ended up dying down pretty quickly.
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Pinterest launch- In 2010 Pinterest was launched and is still used heavily today in many households. Pinterest is a creative interests board. Many people make or design posts that spark the interest of a diverse group of users. People save and comment on “pins”. You can interact on different pin boards people have created
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Instagram Launched- Instagram is one of the largest social media platforms known today. In 2010 the launch of Instagram, a simple image and video based social media platform, was launched. Instagram had no filters or any other types of picture enhancing equipment like we know today.
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Snapchat launched- Snapchat began as a simple way to send pictures to your friends. It has now blown up to a video and picture communication system that allows for a variety of features such as the famous snapchat filters.
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Google plus 2011 launched- Google launched its own social media platform in attempts to compete with other rising platforms. At one time Google Plus had over 200 million users.
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Twitter revamp launch- The 2011 Twitter revamp switched to a “fly design” which allowed for easier use and advertisement. This revamp altered the way the timeline of tweets are shown and added a connect and discover tab to go along with the home tab.
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Tinder Launch- Tinder, a dating platform was launched in 2012. This allows users to find singles in close proximity. Users can choose who they talk to and this has led to many relationships since its launch.
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Facebook buys Instagram- Facebook purchases Instagram in 2012 for $1 million in cash and stock.
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Tinder is an American geosocial networking and online dating application that allows users to anonymously swipe to like or dislike other users' posted profiles, which generally comprise their photo, a short bio, and a list of their personal interests. Once two users have "matched", they can exchange messages.
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Vine was an American social networking short-form video hosting service where users could share six-second-long, looping video clips. It was founded in June 2012; American microblogging website Twitter acquired it in October 2012, before its official release on January 24, 2013.
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Discord is a VoIP, instant messaging and digital distribution platform designed for creating communities. Users communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats or as part of communities called "servers". Servers are a collection of persistent chat rooms and voice chat channels. Discord runs on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, and in web browsers.
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Since the start of 2016,more than half of Vine users with more than 15,000 followers had ceased uploading or had deleted their accounts to move on to other platforms. Vine executives and co founders were supposedly against monetization and did not take money from many brands, which is said to have led to Twitter's discontinuation of the service. On December 16, it was announced that the Vine mobile app would remain operational as a standalone service. It ended in January
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Clubhouse is an invitation-only social media app for iOS and Android where users can communicate in voice chat rooms that accommodate groups of thousands of people. The audio-only app hosts live discussions, with opportunities to participate through speaking and listening.
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