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The Nation's First Daily Newspaper
The First Daily newspaper was known as the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser. Although there were independent papers before this people became more involved with press during 1780's and 1790's and causing many states to print daily.
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First E-mail
A computer engineer named Ray Tomlinson sent the first e-mail as a test message to himself. The computers were side by side in Cambridge, Massachusetts and sent through an ARPANET.
Source: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/6116/First-e-mail-sent-by-Ray-Tomlinson/ -
Six Degrees
This was founded by Andrew Weinreich in 1996, however it took a year for it to be launched. This site allowed for you to have profiles, friends, and groups.
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AOL
This source started of as an online bulletin broad, but it grew to have it;s own e-mail address.
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Friendster
Created by Jonathan Abrams and Peter Chin, this site allowed people to connect with strangers. This was also a place to meet people for dates.
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Myspace
This was a place for people to connect with others by creating profiles, messaging, sharing posts, videos, and stream music. Source: https://mashable.com/category/myspace/ -
Linkedin
This is a professional network where you can post resumes, and apply for jobs.
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Skype
Allows people to communicate through video calls via any type of console that has a camera and connects to the internet.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype -
Facebook
This site was created my Mark Zuckerburg, and at first it was just opened to students of Harvard. Today, it is opened to any person, and it allows you to connect with friends, message, share pictures, videos, and post blogs.
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YouTube
This site is a video sharing website.People can upload, watch, share, comment, subscribe, and many other actions.People can watch clips, and music videos as well.
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Twitter
This source was supposed to be a SMS- messaging based app. It is now a place where people can post short blogs, share images, message, and connect with people.
Source: https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-twitter-3288854 -
Inatagram
This site had 1 million users after two months of being launched. This allows for people to connect through images, messages, live videos, and stories.
Source: https://wersm.com/the-complete-history-of-instagram/
