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Talkomatic is created as a mutli-user chatroom. It was an instant sensation among PLLATO System's online community.
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Was originally named Stajlplejs and was changed to LunarStorm in 2000. The "world's first social media on the Internet" was created and coined this phrase by it's founder, Rickard Eriksson.
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One of the first true social media sites. Lets you set up a profile, create connections, and send messages between networks.
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First social media blogging network. Invents reader comment and friends-only content.
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After being sold to YouthStream for $125 Million in 1999, SixDegrees shut down for being an idea too ahead of its time.
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Originally a dating site idea that would help set up mutual friends. Users could create a profile and make status updates about mood and message other users.
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A huge social media site that took over after Friendster failed users. Open and public profiles were a welcoming aspect in contrast to Friendster's private ones.
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"The Facebook" was launched in 2004 and became just "Facebook" in 2005. YouTube launched in 2005 and the first video "Me at the Zoo" now has 56 million views.
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Although it launched in 2004, Facebook had taken over. Twitter took off in 2006.
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Once known as "MySpace for adults," was the first social network to offer users paid premium packages.
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YouTube became partners with its users and started giving consistent users with a bigger follower base a platform.
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Close to Twitter, Tumblr allowed users to create small messages and statuses to post to interact with other users.
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The hashtag defined Twitter. Hashtags have helped spread awareness for movements and helped show popular arguments and opinions through the years across all networks.
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Made TIME Magazine's list for the World's Worst inventions, but was highly addictive for users. There are countless spinoffs for this game in today's age.
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Grindr was the first geosocial networking dating app for gay and bi-sexual men. It revolutionized hookup culture for LGBT+ men
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Instagram took the world by storm with it's filters and ability to make statuses that had to have a picture.
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A social networking site that allowed people to "pin" or save things they were interested in and became a beacon for revolutionizing the way people dressed, baked, or crafted.
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A soon to be rival of Instagram let users send disappearing pictures to people as a way to interact with each other. Soon, they added stories that disappeared after 24 hours and chats that were able to be saved and kept forever.
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Vine launched, an app where a lot of creators got their starts by making six second funny videos. This app was the basis for apps to come.
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Musical.ly is a lip-syncing app that a lot of vine users went to to reach more follower base
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Vine shut down due to failure to support creators during high levels of competition. Most of the users went on to become YouTubers and musical.ly creators.
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Facebook was late to the livestreaming game, but has secured success through partnerships and resources.
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During the election, mainstream influencers had fallen subject to reposing misinformation (like false claims and conspiracy theories) spread by Russians in attempts to influence the election.
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TikTok was an app that merged musical.ly and vine together. Creating new content and filters and audios that could be lip-synced.
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After losing traction, users went to TIkTok and Musical.ly shut down.
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IGTV is an app that was created by Instagram where users can post up to an hour long video. The idea is similar to that of YouTube.