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SixDegrees.com. Used as a social networking profile. -
Social networking and dating website based on mutual friends and connections. -
Public social media profiles for teenagers. Featured music, videos, and photos. -
Original Facebook forum -
Social networking site targeting businesses and professionals. -
Social media profile allowing its users to instant message, and audio/video chat from different locations around the world. -
Evolved from the previous: "Facemash" (2003) -
Website that hosts images and videos. Can be used later as embedded images and videos for blogging sites. -
Registered its millionth user and dropped "the" from its name. -
Website for audio and video sharing. Commonly used for music, tutorials, or movies. -
Social media profile that allows its users to "tweet" 140 character messages, or media. Users also able to interact with other profiles by retweeting, liking, and responding to others. -
Website that allowed its users to curate images, videos, gifs, and text. Could also interact with other users by "reblogging" their content. Helped spark the term "mico-blogging" -
Originally used primarily on twitter. It is a symbol used by content creators and organizations to promote awareness to social issues. -
A location based, social networking website that allows its users to "check-in" their locations. -
First location-based networking/dating app created for homo/bisexual men. -
This event has legitimatized emojis as a form of language, -
Social bookmarking website. Allows its users to create "boards" and fill them with "pinned" items or projects. Commonly used for DIYs, crafts, home improvement, and various other projects. -
Social networking app that allows users to share their photos and videos. -
Question and answer forum. -
Social networking app that allows its users to share photos and (later on) brief videos. -
Location-based social dating profiles for men and women. -
Social media and video sharing service that was purchased by Twitter. -
Facebook launches live streaming for its users. -
Instagram launches "stories". This gives users the option to post a photo/video sequences that last for 24 hours. -
Twitter doubles the number of characters (to 280) allowed per Tweet. -
Video sharing and social media networking app.