A (Really Sarcastic) History of the Web & Social Media

By awelsh315

  • Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web

    Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web
    In March 1989, the first proposal for the World Wide Web (WWW) was submitted to CERN. By the end of 1990, the first Web server and browser were functioning at CERN.

  • The W.W.W. released to the public domain

    The allowance of the World Wide Web to be made open to the public is the turning point for the how we view socialization. Socialization became global as it entered a virtual space.

  • Six degrees of separation

    Six degrees of separation
    SixDegrees was launched in 1997

  • Going from Garage to Global Giant

    Going from Garage to Global Giant
    (alliteration was intentional) Google was created in a garage and is now a global giant

  • MySpace entered the digital landscape

    MySpace entered the digital landscape
    (rawr XD)
    (iT mEaNs I LUv YeW iN DiNOsaUR)

  • Facebook sent you a friend request

    Facebook sent you a friend request
    [Accept] [Decline]

  • Did you watch my Vlog?

    Did you watch my Vlog?
    YouTube was founded in 2005 and is one of the most used "search engines" today

  • A lil birdie wants to know your thoughts!

    A lil birdie wants to know your thoughts!
    (as long as your thoughts are 140 characters or less)
    Twitter launched in 2006

  • But first, let me take a selfie

    But first, let me take a selfie
    Instagram launched in 2010, with the filter Valencia having a hold on young grammers everywhere

  • Now you see me, now you don't

    Now you see me, now you don't
    Snapchat launched in 2011, making many parents fear for their children due to the disappearing of messages and photos (or was that just mine?)

  • The "clock app"

    The "clock app"
    TikTok launched in 2017. The world hasn't been the same since...

  • Masks, vaccines, and unfettered internet access, oh my!

    Masks, vaccines, and unfettered internet access, oh my!
    The COVID-19 pandemic would not have been survivable for most people without the internet, the web, and social media. However, the flip side of the coin brought polarization of a whole nation, false information running rampant, and loads of cyberbullying, just to name a few negative effects.

  • X marks the buried treasure

    X marks the buried treasure
    ...as long as the "treasure" you're looking for is a pile of garbage. Elon Musk acquired Twitter in 2022 and gave it history's worst rebranding. Ever.

  • The first amendment? Who's that?

    The first amendment? Who's that?
    The US values the Constitution! (Unless it goes against what they're funding, or generates a lot of revenue for a Chinese-owned company, of course) In 2024, a measure was approved by Congress to ban TikTok unless the current owners sell it.