-
AOL
AOL Messager was released -
Period: to
The Beginning
SixDegrees.com was one of the first true social media sites, you could create a profile page, create a list of friends, and send messages -
Hot or Not?
This site had users post photos of themselves and others could rate how attractive they where -
LinkedIn
LinkedIn a very popular business-oriented site launched and is still thriving today -
4Chan
4Chan which is a private English message board launches -
Myspace
Myspace launched a popular site for teens that could post music, videos, and selfies -
Skype
A still very popular video chatting site launches -
Facebook
The most popular site to date launches -
Flickr
Used to post personal photos and videos -
YouTube
A video-sharing site launches originally a dating site (I didn't know that) -
Myspace is bought by News Corporation
Myspace is bought by News Corporation for $580 million -
Reddit
My personal favorite, Reddit a news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website -
Yahoo! buys Flickr
-
Twitter
One of the top sites worldwide launches -
Tumbler
A popular microblogging site launches -
AOL buys Bebo for $850 million
-
FriendFeed is acquired by Facebook
FriendFeed is acquired by Facebook for $15 million in cash, and $32.5 million -
Pinterest
A photo and idea sharing site launches -
Instagram
Photo/video sharing and social media site launches -
Quora
A popular question-and-answer site launches -
Snapchat
Snapchat photo/video sharing site launches -
Twitch
Twitch a popular live streaming site launches -
TInder
Tinder a dating site launches -
Vine
a video sharing and social media service, launches shortly after being acquired by Twitter for $30 million -
Amazon buys twitch for $970 million
-
Musical.ly shuts down and migrates its users to TikTok
-
Twitter is sells
Twitter is bought by Elon Musk for $44 billion