Social Media Timeline

Bulletin Board System (BBS) emerges

1980

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SixDegrees Launches

1997

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LiveJournal introduces blogging

1999

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Friendster debuts as gaming/social netowork

2002

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MySpace launches as first global SN

2003

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Professional SN, LinkedIn launches

2003

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The Facebook begins at Harvard

2004

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Facebook receives 1 millionth user

2005

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YouTube Launches

2005

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MySpace acquired by News Corp

2005

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Twitter launches, focusing on microblogging

2006

Twitter launches, focusing on microblogging

Hashtag arrives

2007

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Pinterest Launches

2010

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Instagram Launch

2010

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Snapchat launches

2011

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Facebook acquires Instagram for $1 billion

2012

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Vine launches

2013

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Instagram launches video sharing

2013

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Meerkat was first app to offer live streaming

2015

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Instagram stories rival Snapchat

2016

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TikTok debuts

2017

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Facebook goes on trial for data privacy

2018

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Instagram increases video time limit to an hour

Period: 2018 to 2021

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Facebook and Instagram Shops are created

2020

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Twitter is acquired by Elon Musk

2022

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