History of Social Media

Communications Decency Act

Feb 8, 1996

In 1996 President Clinton signs the Communications Decency Act into law. This act in laymen terms protected bloggers and other sites from defamation lawsuits arising from user-posted comments, no matter how outlandish they may be. The History Of Social Media Law. (2019, January 18). Retrieved from https://contently.com/2012/01/19/the-history-of-social-media-law/

AIM- AOL Instant Messenger

1997

AIM part of AOL was an instant messenger that you could use to chat with anyone around the world. AIM (software). (2020, January 10). Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM_(software)

Digital Millennium Copyright Act takes affect.

Oct 28, 1998

The aim of DMCA is to balance the interests of copyright owners and users and look into any sort of copyright infringement that surface in the digital world. One safe harbor made by this act provides protection in connection with the hosting of user-generated content, which paved the way for the rise of social media. The History Of Social Media Law. (2019, January 18). Retrieved from https://contently.com/2012/01/19/the-history-of-social-media-law/

WeeWorld

Mar 20, 2000

WeeWorld was a social media platform based in Glasgow, Scotland. Users would create a "wee" and build rooms, go to public places with other wees and chat with friends. WeeWorld. (2019, October 22). Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeeWorld

Napster

Mar 6, 2001

This landmark intellectual property case put an end to any speculation that such services could facilitate copyright infringement, but still shield themselves from any liability due to the fact that it was the users that chose to share illegal copies of protected works. Case Study: A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. (2013, August 1). Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://onlinelaw.wustl.edu/blog/case-study-am-records-inc-v-napster-inc/

Phones Connect With the Internet

Oct 1, 2001

NTT DoCoMo launched the first 3G network in Japan on October 1, 2001, making videoconferencing and large email attachments possible.
Terrell, K. (2019, November 29). The Complete History of Social Media: From the First Online Network to Today. Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-social-media/

MySpace

Aug 1, 2003

MySpace launched on August 1st 2003 Terrell, K. (2019, November 29). The Complete History of Social Media: From the First Online Network to Today. Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-social-media/

Facebook Founded

Feb 4, 2004

Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollom, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. It began as a site exclusively for Harvard students. It later was available to anyone over the age of 13. Terrell, K. (2019, November 29). The Complete History of Social Media: From the First Online Network to Today. Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-social-media/

Twitter Founded

Mar 21, 2006

Twitter was created on March 21, 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams. Twitter was different from other platforms by limiting people to 140 characters or less, which has since been doubled. Terrell, K. (2019, November 29). The Complete History of Social Media: From the First Online Network to Today. Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-social-media/

First Iphone

2007

At MacWorld 2007 Steve Jobs revealed the first Iphone, a large touch screen phone that no longer relied on keyboards. Terrell, K. (2019, November 29). The Complete History of Social Media: From the First Online Network to Today. Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-social-media/

Instagram Founded

Oct 6, 2010

Instagram was launched on October 6, 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. It was different from other social media sites by being a smart phone only app that focuses on photo and video content. Terrell, K. (2019, November 29). The Complete History of Social Media: From the First Online Network to Today. Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-social-media/

Snapchat Launched

2011

Snapchat was launched by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown in September 2011. Its distinguishing feature was that it allowed users to send photos to one another that would disappear shortly after being opened. Terrell, K. (2019, November 29). The Complete History of Social Media: From the First Online Network to Today. Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-social-media/