Social Media Timeline By llydahl 1963 Email was created Period: 1980 to 2003 Email Era 1997 AIM was released 2003 Myspace created Period: 2003 to 2008 Myspace Era 2004 Facebook launched 2005 YouTube created 2005 Reddit founded 2006 Twitter created Period: 2008 to 2016 Facebook Era 2010 Instagram launched 2010 Pinterest launched in beta mode 2011 Snapchat launched 2011 Google+ launched Period: 2016 to 2017 Snapchat Era