Social Media Timeline By facebooker_889010937959521 1969 Arpanet Arpanet is the precursor to the Internet 1975 Microsoft founded by Bill Gates 1990 World Wide Web Created 1997 AOL Instant Messenger released 1998 Launch of Google 2003 MySpace Launches 2003 Skype launches 2003 Launch of LinkedIn 2004 Launch of Facebook 2005 Launch of Reddit 2005 Launch of YouTube 2006 Launch of Twitter 2006 Google acquires YouTube for $1.65 Billion 2007 Launch of Tumblr 2010 Launch of Pinterest 2010 Launch of Instagram 2011 Microsoft acquires Skype for $8.5 Billion 2011 Launch of Google+ 2011 Launch of Twitch 2011 Launch of Snapchat 2012 Launch of Tinder 2012 Facebook acquires Instagram for $1 Billion 2012 Facebook files IPO 2012 Stop Online Piracy Act 2013 Twitter files IPO 2013 Launch of Vine 2014 Amazon acquires Twitch for $970 Million 2017 Snapchat files IPO
