History of Social Media

By MarquesNeizman

  • Super computers

    The invention of super computers would later lead the path to creating the internet.

  • CompuServe

    CompuServe was the earliest form of the internet and also gave way to primitive forms of email.

  • Usenet

    Allowed users to communicate via virtual newsletters.

  • IRCs

    With the increase of home computers in the 1980s, internet relay chats, or IRCs, also continued well into the 90s.

  • Six Degrees

    The first social media website known as Six Degrees offered users to make a profile and interact with friends.

  • Blogging

    The first blog site known as LiveJournal launched, inventing a new website genre that is still popular today.