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Where it all begins
On one of the first true social media sites, SixDegrees.com, you could set up a profile page, create lists of connections, and send messages within networks. -
Six degrees shuts down
SixDegrees.com shuts down 2 years after being purchased by youthstream media networks -
Windows Messenger
Windows Messenger is released, and is shipped with Windows XP. This is an integrated version of MSN Messenger -
The launch of friendster
Social networking and gaming site Friendster launches. The service would be popular in Asia and the Pacific Islands. -
The launch of Hi5
Social networking website Hi5 launches. -
The launch of MYSPACE
Also in 2003 MySpace launches -
Facemash
Mark Zuckerberg launches "facemash" a Harvard university hot or not comparison game -
The facebook
"Facemash" gets a name change to "The Facebook" while registering it's one million user -
Facebook
"The Facebook" gets a name change to just face book after purchasing the domain for $200,000 -
The arrival of YouTube
YouTube in 2005 -
The arrival of twitter
Twitter started to take off -
The arrival of tumblr
17-year-old David Karp launched Tumblr from his bedroom in his mother’s New York apartment. -
#Hashtaging
Hash tagging started to become a thing and twitter would become known for #'s -
The arrival of the emojis
Unicode adopted the emoji in 2010. The move was the beginning of emojis being legitimized as a language -
Photosharing app
The famous photo sharing app "instagram" launched -
Pinterest
Pinterest started to gain more traction -
snapchats arrival
SnapChat (originally named picaboo" launched -
facebook to one billion
Just eight years after launching in Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard dorm room, Facebook announced its user base had reached a significant milestone -
Google hangouts
Instant messaging and video/voice calling service Google Hangouts launches -
Musical.iy
Musical.iy a lip-syncing app, launches -
Periscope
a live video sharing app, launches shortly after being acquired by Twitter -
Triller
a video editing app, is converted into a social networking service by allowing users to follow each other and share their videos publicly. -
TikTok arrival
a short video sharing and social media service, launches. -
Bye Bye Google plus
Google+ shuts down in April 2019 due to low user engagement and an API flaw -
Clubhouse launch
an audio-chat social networking app, launches.
