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The telegraph, a device for receiving and transmitting messages over long distances is created.
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The telephone is developed by Alexander Graham Bell.
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The first radio is invented by Alexander Stepanovich Popov.
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CompuServe, the first major commercial online service in the United States, is originated.
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The first email is sent between two computers sitting right next to each other.
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The worldwide distributed Internet discussion system was created by Duke University graduates Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis.
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Internet Relay Chat was developed for file sharing, link sharing and keeping in touch.
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GeoCities, one of the web's first social networking sites is founded.
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This site gave users the option of publishing their own content and sharing it with others with similar interests.
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This site is considered one of the first modern social networks, it allowed users to create a profile and become friends with other users.
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AOL instant messenger is launched
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The pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing audio files is launched.
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The blog publishing service is launched.
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The free, collaborative, multilingual Internet encyclopedia is launched.
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The social network site is launched.
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The photo sharing site is launched and becomes popular in South American countries and Spain.
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MySpace was created and by 2006 was the most popular social network in the world.
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The business-related social site is launched.
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The photo hosting and sharing site is launched.
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Facebook is launched for Harvard University students.
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The video hosting and sharing site is launched.
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The microblogging site is launched.
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The microblogging platform and social networking site is launched.
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The image curation site is launched.
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The social networking site operated by Google is launched.
