Social Networking History By willcumming Feb 16, 1978 Bulletin Board System Jan 1, 1995 TheGlobe.com Jan 1, 1997 SixDegrees.com Jun 1, 1997 Instant Messaging Created Jul 21, 1997 AsianAvenue.com Jan 1, 2002 Friendster May 5, 2003 LinkedIn Aug 1, 2003 MySpace May 4, 2004 Facebook (Harvard Only) May 4, 2005 YouTube Nov 4, 2006 Facebook (Everyone) Sep 4, 2010 Twitter Jun 28, 2011 Google+