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Sixdegrees.com launches and is the first known social media site.
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Myspace was one the most popular social media sites ever. This site is the site that started the social media craze.
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Skype launches and is still widely used today. This social media site stuck around unlike Myspace.
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Facebook launches which is the most popular social media site to date. This platform changed the way we communicate with others. It gave a way for people to share their lives and businesses to get publicity.
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Reddit is known to be the front page of the internet due to its massive traffic. It is a site that allows people to subscribe to certain threads based on topics chosen
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Youtube launches and is now the second largest search engine behind Google. This platform changed the way people consume information. Videos became more popular with the creation of Youtube.
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Twitter launches and is among the top social media sites today. It is known for it's character limit which means information is short and sweet.
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Youtube gets acquired by Google. Now the top two search engines are owned by the same company.
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Instagram launches and makes pictures a priority. This makes people more creative with their pictures.
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Snapchat launches and is the first social media platform that is built on the idea of disappearing content. The photos disappear after anywhere from 1-10 seconds. This was a revolutionary platform that is very popular today.
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Facebook, the most popular site has an IPO where their share price opened at $38 per share. The stock has performed very well since the public offering. Greatly out performing the Nasdaq.
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Periscope launches and this platform really boosts "live" video. It is a streaming platform used by people to share what they are doing in real time.
