Evolution of Social Networking

LunarStorm

Jan 1, 2000

Social netoworking for teenagers in Sweden.

Wikipedia

Jan 15, 2001

"The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit"

Friendster

Mar 22, 2002

Social gaming site

Photobucket

Mar 4, 2003

Image and video hosting website

LinkedIn

May 5, 2003

Professional networking site

Myspace

Aug 4, 2003

Social networking service with a strong music emphasis

Facebook

Feb 4, 2004

For Harvard students only

Flickr

Feb 10, 2004

Image and video hosting social network.

Dogster

Mar 4, 2004

Dog themed social networking site

Orkut

Mar 4, 2004

Mostly used in Brazil and India to keep in touch with friends. Owned by Google.

Facebook

Feb 4, 2005

For highschool students

YouTube

Feb 14, 2005

Video sharing website

Yahoo 360

Mar 29, 2005

Social and personal communication protal. Never actually opened, except for in Vietnam.

Reddit

Jun 4, 2005

An entertainment, social networking service and news website

Facebook

Feb 4, 2006

Opens for everyone

Twitter

Mar 21, 2006

Microblogging social network

Tumblr

Feb 4, 2007

Microblogging and social networking website