History of social media

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  • 1999 BCE

    Blogging

    Blogging
    In the 1999, the first blogging sites became popular, creating a social media sensation that’s still popular today.
  • 1999 BCE

    LiveJournal

    LiveJournal
    LiveJournal was a social network built around constantly updated blogs. LiveJournal encouraged users to follow one another and to create groups and interact with each other.
  • 1997 BCE

    The first recognisable social media site

    The first recognisable social media site
    The first recognisable social media site, Six Degrees, was created in 1997. It enabled users to upload a profile and make friends with other users.
  • 1970 BCE

    Improved networking technology

    Improved networking technology
    By the 70s, networking technology had improved, and 1979s UseNet allowed users to communicate through a virtual newsletter.
  • 1960 BCE

    The earliest form of internet

    The earliest form of internet
    The earliest form of internet, such as cCompuServe, we’re developed in the 1960s. Primitive forms of email were also developed during this time.
  • 1940 BCE

    The creation of the first super computers

    The creation of the first super computers
    After the first super computers were created in the 1940s, scientists and engineers began to developed ways to create networks between those computers, which would lead to the birth of the internet

  • Home computers

    Home computers
    By the 1980s, home computers were becoming more common and social media was becoming more sophisticated. Internet relay chats, or IRCs, were first used in 1988 and continued to be popular well into the 1990s.