Advancement of Communication Technology - Social Media

By makaylabradshaw

  • AOL Instant Messenger

    AOL Instant Messenger
    Better known as AIM, released in 1997, bought real time chat to the forefront of communication through technology. Although, this form of instant messaging lost popularity when sites such as MSN and Facebook became more popularised.
    Source: https://www.dailydot.com/debug/history-of-social-media/

  • Live Journal

    Live Journal
    Live Journal created in 1999, is a community publishing site where people are able to communicate freely, share common interests, meet new friends, and express themselves. It is a unique combination of platform and social media.
    Source: http://www.livejournal.com/about/

  • Friendster

    Friendster
    Friendster was considered one of the first social media platforms, sillier to what we are exposed to today. However, was overtaken by social media platforms such as myspace and Facebook due to numerous stability issues.
    Source: https://www.dailydot.com/debug/history-of-social-media/

  • Myspace

    Myspace
    Considering next to no one uses this form of communication technology anymore, within the first month of its release, 1 million people had signed up as users. Although, as other social media sites began to popularise, Myspace began to crash down and no longer is a relevant social media website.
    Source: http://www.webhostingreport.com/learn/myspace.html

  • Facebook

    Facebook
    Invented with no intentions of becoming one of the most widely used forms of social media and at that, one of the most popular new communication technologies. Created in 2005, officially opened up to the public in 200. Now with a large community connecting people globally, it has 2 billion users.
    Source:
    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia

  • Tumblr

    Tumblr
    Created in 2007, allows users to communicate through images, blog writing. Has continued to grow and become extrbenley popular for communication between adolescents.
    Source: https://www.dailydot.com/debug/history-of-social-media/

  • Instagram

    Instagram
    Released in 2010, predominately for sharing images, Instagram has evolved and is considerably one of the most used forms of social media in the 21st Century. Communication through image and caption, this new communication technology was later acquired by Facebook.

    Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-video/12064686/Rise-of-a-tech-giant-the-history-of-Instagram.html