Social Media

Friendster

Mar 22, 2002

Friendster's credited as giving birth to the modern social media movement. It was built on the premise that people are separated by six degrees and created a feature that showed everyone's connected making meeting people less intimidating. In 2011, the site abandoned user profiles as users switched to MySpace and they transitioned into a social entertainment site.
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Myspace

Aug 1, 2003

Myspace is a platform offering each user their own profile. Myspace gives the opportunity for users to blog, chat, post photos/videos, and showcase talents. Known for bands' pages, customizable profiles and a culture of online stalking, MySpace was the no. 1 website in 2006.
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Skype

Aug 29, 2003

Skype is a platform used on a computer or phone to do video calls, text, and voice messages. You have the option to chat with one to multiple people. Skype brings a virtual presence to its users. https://www.skype.com/en/about/

LinkedIn

Dec 28, 2003

This is a professional social media platform that provides connections to professionals. It was slow to start but after a year it became more popular and added features like “People You May Know," “Recommendations,” and an area for "Jobs and Subscriptions." Companies could post job and career listings, look for employees on the network and advertise on LinkedIn.
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Facebook

Feb 4, 2004

Facebook is a platform used so the account can post to their friends/family with photos and status updates. This brought the option to communicate with others across the world by forming group pages and chats. Constine, Josh. “Facebook Changes Mission Statement to 'Bring the World Closer Together'.” TechCrunch, TechCrunch, 22 June 2017, techcrunch.com/2017/06/22/bring-the-world-closer-together/

YouTube

Feb 14, 2005

YouTube is a platform where anyone can upload a video of their choice and allow anyone to view/comment on it. This put a huge change on Social Media because if someone was confused on either how to use a product or a review they could go to YouTube for answers. “Explained: What Is YouTube?” Webwise.ie, 9 Aug. 2018, www.webwise.ie/parents/what-is-youtube/.

Reddit

Jun 23, 2005

Reddit is a platform with multiple forums where anyone can decide if the topic posted is important. The user can subscribe to accounts and comment on others forums with their opinion. “What Is Reddit?” 1&1 Digitalguide, 25 Sept. 2018, www.ionos.com/digitalguide/online-marketing/social-media/what-is-reddit/.

Twitter

Mar 21, 2006

Twitter is a "micro-blogging" site that allows anyone to follow any account and post what ever they please. This changed the platform for social media because it shows how "valid" you are on your account. If an account has a certain amount of follows their account becomes valid. “Explained: What Is Twitter? -.” Webwise.ie, 9 Aug. 2018, www.webwise.ie/parents/explained-what-is-twitter-2/.

Pinterest

2010

Pinterest is one of the first every platforms that is a virtual bulletin board of interests. The user can "pin" anything that interests them to any board they "theme." Moreau, Elise. “What Is Pinterest? An Intro to Using the Social Image Platform.” Lifewire, Lifewire, 10 Sept. 2018, www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-pinterest-3486578.

Instagram

Oct 6, 2010

This is a photo sharing platform where users can edit and filter their photos. They have the freedom to caption their photo (and later, photo(s)) to further explain their picture. Over the first few years of Instagram their popularity continued to grow and the team continued to add features, like hashtags, new filters, high resolution photo support and one click rotate.
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SnapChat

2011

SnapChat broke the barriers of photo messaging to other users. With the account you can send anyone a photo/short video with a message on it. With the belief that the photo "goes away". Tillman, Maggie, and Elyse Betters. “What Is Snapchat, How Does It Work and What Is It Used for?” Pocket-Lint, 27 Sept. 2018, www.pocket-lint.com/apps/news/snapchat/131313-what-is-snapchat-how-does-it-work-and-what-is-it-used-for.

Tinder

Sep 12, 2012

The recent dating app brought a new platform to social media. Tinder allows you to link your account to other social medias so each person can have the full experience getting to know whoever they "match" with. Moreau, Elise. “What Exactly Is Tinder, Anyway?” Lifewire, Lifewire, 31 Oct. 2018, www.lifewire.com/what-is-tinder-3485911.