History of Social Media

Snapchat

Feb 14, 1980

As operating systems with a graphical user interface, such as Windows 95 and Mac OS begin to emerge and gain popularity, this created an environment that allows for early social media platforms to thrive and exist.[1][2]
Bulletin board systems (BBS) and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) were popular during this time period, and IRC is still widely used today.[3][4]

Snapchat

Jan 27, 1990

As operating systems with a graphical user interface, such as Windows 95 and Mac OS begin to emerge and gain popularity, this created an environment that allows for early social media platforms to thrive and exist.[1][2]
Bulletin board systems (BBS) and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) were popular during this time period, and IRC is still widely used today.[3][4]

Snapchat

Sep 16, 2011

Snapchat was made September 16, 2011. It has four products: Snapchat, Spectacles, Bitmoji, and Zenly.