The History of Social Media By allier123 1792 The First Telegraph was Created https://smallbiztrends.com/2013/05/the-complete-history-of-social-media-infographic.html Mar 10, 1876 The Telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_telephone_1.html 1895 The Radio was Invented http://public.wsu.edu/~bryan.mclaughlin/Radio/Who_Invented_Radio.html 1936 The First Functional Computer was Created https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm 1971 WiFi was invented and first connected to the Hawaiian Islands http://www.cablefree.net/wireless-technology/history-of-wifi-technology/ 1973 The First Instant Messaging Application enabling any two users on the PLATO system to conduct a live, typed conversation on the bottom of the screen https://www.britannica.com/topic/instant-messaging Apr 3, 1973 The First Cell Phone was Invented https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/04/the-first-mobile-phone-call-was-made-40-years-ago-today/274611/ 1994 Facebook was Created https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia 1997 Six Degrees the First Social Media Site was Created https://emuprssa.com/2012/05/26/a-forefather-of-social-media-andrew-weinreich-and-sixdegrees-com/ 2003 The First Social Media surge MySpace was Created http://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-social-media/ 2003 Skype was Created https://www.techwalla.com/articles/who-invented-skype 2003 LinkedIn was Created https://interestingengineering.com/chronological-history-of-social-media
