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In 1975, childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft, a company that makes computer software. History.com Editors. (2015, October, 9). Microsoft Founded. History. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/microsoft-founded
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The Grid Compass was designed in 1979 by a Briton named William Moggridge for Grid Systems Corporation. It was one-fifth the weight of any model equivalent in performance and was used by NASA in the early 1980's. Bellis, M. (2019, January, 23). The History of Laptop Computers. ThoughtCo. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-laptop-computers-4066247
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In 1982, Shiva Ayyadurai copyrighted his electronic paper-based mail software and called it EMAIL. Menon, R. (2016, March, 15). Ray Tomlinson's 'story' about inventing email is the biggest propaganda lie of modern tech history: Shiva Ayyadurai. The Economic Times. Retrieved from https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/ray-tomlinsons-story-about-inventing-email-is-the-biggest-propaganda-lie-of-modern-tech-history-shiva-ayyadurai/articleshow/51337493.cms
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Yahoo launched Yahoo! Messenger in 1998, originally under the name Yahoo! Pager. Used with a user's Yahoo! ID, Yahoo! Messenger included customized "IMVironments," address book integration and custom status messages. Petronzioa, M. (2012, October, 25). Brief History of Instant Messaging. Mashable. Retrieved from https://mashable.com/2012/10/25/instant-messaging-history/
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In an attempt to meet new friends on the internet, Friendster was created in 2002 by Peter Chin, Jonathan Abrams and Dave Lee. This platform was one of the first social media platforms of its kind. Dworjan, T. History of Friendster. Love to Know. Retrieved from https://socialnetworking.lovetoknow.com/history-friendster
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LinkedIn was created in 2002 and emphasizes a user’s professional connections. Users create profile pages that have a structure similar to a résumé, in that users can summarize their career, advertise their particular skills, and list their education and employment history. Gregersen, E. LinkedIn. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/LinkedIn
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Founded in July 2003, Myspace was first created by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe as an online community for anyone to connect and share their journals, pictures, music, and interests with friends. Computer Hope. (2019, January 31). Myspace. Computer Hope. Retrieved from https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/m/myspace.htm
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Facebook was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes in their Harvard dorm room. Within a year, Facebook had over 1 million users. It is still a huge platform to this day. Sraders, A. (2018, October 11). History of Facebook: Facts and What's Happening in 2018. The Street. Retrieved from https://www.thestreet.com/technology/history-of-facebook-14740346
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YouTube was invented by three co-workers, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, to serve as a video sharing site. Fitzpatrick, L. (2010, May, 31). Brief History YouTube. Time. Retrieved from http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1990787,00.html
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Steve Jobs debuted the iPhone in 2007 and it was instantly a hit. With music, camera, and internet capabilities it has greatly assisted with the growth of social media. It continues to be one of the most purchased smart phones. History.com Editors, (2012, August, 29). Steve Jobs Debuts the iPhone. History. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/steve-jobs-debuts-the-iphone
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Pinterest began in November 2009, when Ben Silberman and a college friend, Paul Sciarra, along with Evan Sharp, started working on a site on which people could show collections of things they were interested in, on an interactive pin-board format. Lagorio-Chafkin, C. (2016) Introducing the 2 Young Men Who Made Pinterest. Inc. Retrieved from https://www.inc.com/30under30/christine-lagorio/ben-silbermann-evan-sharp-founders-pinterest.html
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Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the creators of Instagram, wanted the platform to be different from all the others. They chose to focus on communication through images instead of words. Eudaimonia. (2017, January, 26). How Instagram Started. Medium. Retrieved from https://medium.com/@obtaineudaimonia/how-instagram-started-8b907b98a767
