Social Media Timeline By amg220@uakron.edu 1980 Bulletin Board System (BBS) emerges https://brightspace.uakron.edu/d2l/le/enhancedSequenceViewer/4765552?url=https%3A%2F%2F148d353c-9484-4468-ad85-44ab054716f8.sequences.api.brightspace.com%2F4765552%2Factivity%2F9210984%3FfilterOnDatesAndDepth%3D1 1997 SixDegrees Launches https://brightspace.uakron.edu/d2l/le/enhancedSequenceViewer/4765552?url=https%3A%2F%2F148d353c-9484-4468-ad85-44ab054716f8.sequences.api.brightspace.com%2F4765552%2Factivity%2F9210984%3FfilterOnDatesAndDepth%3D1 1999 LiveJournal introduces blogging https://brightspace.uakron.edu/d2l/le/enhancedSequenceViewer/4765552?url=https%3A%2F%2F148d353c-9484-4468-ad85-44ab054716f8.sequences.api.brightspace.com%2F4765552%2Factivity%2F9210984%3FfilterOnDatesAndDepth%3D1 2002 Friendster debuts as gaming/social netowork http://brightspace.uakron.edu/d2l/le/enhancedSequenceViewer/4765552?url=https%3A%2F%2F148d353c-9484-4468-ad85-44ab054716f8.sequences.api.brightspace.com%2F4765552%2Factivity%2F9210984%3FfilterOnDatesAndDepth%3D1 2003 MySpace launches as first global SN https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ 2003 Professional SN, LinkedIn launches http://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ 2004 The Facebook begins at Harvard https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ 2005 Facebook receives 1 millionth user https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ 2005 YouTube Launches https://brightspace.uakron.edu/d2l/le/enhancedSequenceViewer/4765552?url=https%3A%2F%2F148d353c-9484-4468-ad85-44ab054716f8.sequences.api.brightspace.com%2F4765552%2Factivity%2F9210984%3FfilterOnDatesAndDepth%3D1 2005 MySpace acquired by News Corp https://brightspace.uakron.edu/d2l/le/enhancedSequenceViewer/4765552?url=https%3A%2F%2F148d353c-9484-4468-ad85-44ab054716f8.sequences.api.brightspace.com%2F4765552%2Factivity%2F9210984%3FfilterOnDatesAndDepth%3D1 2006 Twitter launches, focusing on microblogging Twitter launches, focusing on microblogging 2007 Hashtag arrives https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ 2010 Pinterest Launches https://brightspace.uakron.edu/d2l/le/enhancedSequenceViewer/4765552?url=https%3A%2F%2F148d353c-9484-4468-ad85-44ab054716f8.sequences.api.brightspace.com%2F4765552%2Factivity%2F9210984%3FfilterOnDatesAndDepth%3D1 2010 Instagram Launch https://brightspace.uakron.edu/d2l/le/enhancedSequenceViewer/4765552?url=https%3A%2F%2F148d353c-9484-4468-ad85-44ab054716f8.sequences.api.brightspace.com%2F4765552%2Factivity%2F9210984%3FfilterOnDatesAndDepth%3D1 2011 Snapchat launches https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ 2012 Facebook acquires Instagram for $1 billion https://brightspace.uakron.edu/d2l/le/enhancedSequenceViewer/4765552?url=https%3A%2F%2F148d353c-9484-4468-ad85-44ab054716f8.sequences.api.brightspace.com%2F4765552%2Factivity%2F9210984%3FfilterOnDatesAndDepth%3D1 2013 Vine launches https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ 2013 Instagram launches video sharing https://brightspace.uakron.edu/d2l/le/enhancedSequenceViewer/4765552?url=https%3A%2F%2F148d353c-9484-4468-ad85-44ab054716f8.sequences.api.brightspace.com%2F4765552%2Factivity%2F9210984%3FfilterOnDatesAndDepth%3D1 2015 Meerkat was first app to offer live streaming https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ 2016 Instagram stories rival Snapchat https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ 2017 TikTok debuts https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ 2018 Facebook goes on trial for data privacy https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ Period: 2018 to 2021 Instagram increases video time limit to an hour https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ 2020 Facebook and Instagram Shops are created https://blog.hootsuite.com/history-social-media/ 2022 Twitter is acquired by Elon Musk https://brightspace.uakron.edu/d2l/le/enhancedSequenceViewer/4765552?url=https%3A%2F%2F148d353c-9484-4468-ad85-44ab054716f8.sequences.api.brightspace.com%2F4765552%2Factivity%2F9210984%3FfilterOnDatesAndDepth%3D1