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ICQ
-ICQ=I Seek You
-Instant messaging client
-First developed and popularized by the Israeli company Mirabilis
-Let's you know when friends and contacts are online
-Allows you to have voice/video calls -
Six Degrees
-First social media site
-Allowed users to create profiles online and then friend other users
-Founded by Andrew Weinreich in May 1996
-There was still not enough people that were connected to the internet -
LinkedIn
-Business and employment service
-Job seekers post their CVs
-Employers post job offerings
-Help find different jobs and potential partners to work with -
MySpace
-Allows users to make personal profiles and connect with other friends
-Allows sharing music, blogs, and photos
-Later overtaken by Facebook -
Facebook
-Launched in 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates.
-Used to be called "The Facebook"
-Influences on significant aspects of daily life such as music, art, business, and politics
-Over billion users worldwide
-Allows to share photos and videos
-Allows to instantly message friends
-Allows joining different groups/pages of people that have a common interest -
Flickr
-Photosharing
-Users create their own account and share photos/videos
-Professional photography
-Choose who you want to share your photos with -
YouTube
-Video sharing website
-Allows people to watch/make live streams, movie trailers, documentaries, songs, "how to..." videos, TV shows, etc.
-Allows users to like/dislike/comment on different videos
-Allows users to subscribe to different channels that they like/find interesting
-Lets you know how many views a video has on it
-Lets you know how many subscribers a person has -
Twitter
-Inspired by Flickr
-Bought the company Vine
-Owns 50 other social media companies
-Famous people choose to connect with their fans over Twitter
-Users post and interact with messages known as "tweets"
-Proved to be the largest source of breaking news
-Users can gain followers/follow other users
-Users can "like" individual tweets -
WhatsApp
-Instant messaging app
-Allows users to text, call, video chat, voice record, and share videos/photos/links
-Allows users to create group chats
-Allows users to favorite pictures/texts
-Lets you know the last time someone has been on the app
-Lets you know when someone has seen your message -
Instagram
-Bought by Facebook
-Photo and video sharing
-Can edit videos and photos with different filters
-Users can gain followers/follow other people
-Can comment/like on other people's posts
-Allows to live-stream
-Allows to create business accounts
-DM=direct message- allows people to instantly message you
-Allows you to tag other people and share locations
-Creates a profile with the pictures/videos you post -
Snapchat
-Calling, video chatting, texting, photo/video sharing
-Created by 3 students from Standford University
-Photos/videos disappear after 24 hours
-Allows people to create group chats
-Different filters including time, locations, important days and emojis
-The photos/videos being shared are called "Snaps"
-Allows to create Bitmojis- virtual characters that look like the user
-Lets people know if someone screenshots their pictures/videos
-"Streak"- the number of days 2 people send direct snaps
