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A majority of Americans now own smartphones.
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Former CIA employee, Edward Snowden, turns in thousands of classified documents to media organizations, exposing a top-secret government data surveillance program.
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51% of U.S. adults use online banking.
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This popular video sharing and social media service, launches shortly after being acquired by Twitter for $30 million.
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Twitter files for its IPO, and begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Instagram launches video sharing.
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Instant messaging and video/voice calling service Google Hangouts launches.
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Myspace re-launches, coming out with a re-designed website, and a mobile app.
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Justin.tv shuts downs to focus work on Twitch.tv
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Snapchat launches collaborative timelines based on events.
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Amazon acquires Twitch.tv for $970 million.
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Friendster shuts down due to "the evolving landscape in our challenging industry" and lack of engagement by the online community.
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Periscope, a live video sharing app, launches shortly after being acquired by Twitter.
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Microsoft says it will be acquiring LinkedIn for $26.2 billion,
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Time Inc. buys Myspace and its parent company.
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Yahoo discontinues its services for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris clients in early August 2016.
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Vine announced that Twitter would be discontinuing the Vine mobile app, later renamed to "Vine Camera"
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Snapchat files for its IPO, and begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Beme shuts down on January 31st, following its acquisition by CNN in 2016
