Social Media: How it Came to be By: Sarah Whittier 8L By swhittier42 Jan 1, 1978 Bulitin Board System (BBS) (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Period: Jan 1, 1978 to Jan 1, 1989 Better Buisness (http://www.shrm.org/templatestools/hrqa/pages/socialnetworkingsitespolicy.aspx) Period: Jan 1, 1978 to Jan 1, 2014 Is Another Way to Contact Other People (http://www.shrm.org/templatestools/hrqa/pages/socialnetworkingsitespolicy.aspx) Jan 1, 1979 Newsgroups (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 1980 Compuserve (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 1984 Prodigy Communications Corperations (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 1988 Intro. to Internet Relay CHat (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Period: Feb 28, 1989 to Jan 1, 2000 Easier for Hackers (http://www.shrm.org/templatestools/hrqa/pages/socialnetworkingsitespolicy.aspx) Jan 1, 1996 Intro. to ICQ (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 1997 Six Degrees (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 1999 Live Journal (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Period: Feb 28, 2000 to Jan 1, 2014 Easier to Plan Events Jan 1, 2001 Wikipedia (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 2002 Friendster (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 2003 Hi5 & MySpace (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 2004 The Facebook, Orkut, Flickr (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 2005 Youtube & Reddit (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 2006 Facebook & Twitter (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 2007 Tumblr (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 2009 WhatsApp (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 2012 Snapchat & Tinder (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 2013 Vines (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911) Jan 1, 2014 Pheed (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/the-evolution-of-social-media-infographic/620911)