-
BBs( Bulletin Board System)
These were the beginning programs such as Aol,that were meeting places that relied heavily on code to communicate. Information from digitaltrends.com -
Period: to
Internet Starts to Evolve
BBs gained popularity in the 80's and 90's transforming from slow,coded,small group conversation to a more public domain.That focused on linking these BBs, such as Tom Jennings' and FidoNet. -
Internet Boom!
Sites that offered better networking for people such as,Classmates.com and SixDegrees.com.These sites Let people connect in more personal ways and profiles could now be created! -
Steps to Modern Social Media
The Internet starts to be able to produce large and successful sites such as Amazon and Yahoo. Moving closer to sites that meet our modern definition of social media. Wild Right? -
Period: to
Niche Markets
Niche specific markets could now be focused such as AsianAvenue.com in 1997 followed by BlackPlanet.com and MiGente.com in 2000. -
Web 2.0
The term Web 2.0 was first used on January 1999. Web 2.0 allowed internet users to create their own content online, and allowed users to be more interactive on websites compared to its predecessor Web 1.0 where people were able to only view websites. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 -
Friendster
Friendster was a social media site that was created Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2002. The social media site was one of the earliest forms of social media that allowed users to contact with other members and share online contact and media. Although the website was a gaming social media site, people used it as a dating website and way be updated on news and interests. A lack of users eventually led the websites shut down on June 14, 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendster -
LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a social networking service for professionals who are searching for jobs or information on job related news. Businesses are able to look over a person's education and work history, and to recruit potential employees. It was founded on December 14, 2002, but it was not launched until May 5, 2003. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedIn -
R.I.P. Myspace
Myspace was founded on August 3, 2003 by creators Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson. Myspace was one of the earlier social media sites that allowed people to create their own profiles and to socialize. Eventually, Myspace could not compete with Facebook, and it lost popularity leading to it becoming a music sharing website. R.I.P. my Myspace page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace -
Facebook
The social media phenomenon, Facebook was created on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook was initially only useable by Harvard students, but eventually expanded to other Ivy League schools, and now is nearly assessable globally. -
Youtube
Youtube is a video sharing website that was created by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim; 3 former Paypal employees. It was founded on February 14, 2005. In November 2006, Google had bought the video sharing site for about $1.65 billion dollars. Users are able to create their own videos, while major corporations use it to advertise their latest ads. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube -
Twitter
Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass and launched in July 2006. Twitter is a type of mini-blog where people will post activities that no one cares about, that they may be doing at the time. In 2013, Twitter became one of the top 10 most used websites. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter -
Tumblr
Tumblr is a microblogging website that was created on February 19, 2007 by David Karp. Users are able to use different media to create their own blogs, are also able to follow other people's blogs. On May 2013, Yahoo and Tumblr made an agreement that allowed Yahoo to buy the rights to the blogging site. David Karp remains the CEO of the website. Tumblr is kind of the sinful side of the internet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblr -
Viral Videos
Social Media makes it easy to share videos and creates some of the best viral videos https://youtu.be/J---aiyznGQ -
The App Instragram is Released to the Public
After its initial release in 2010, the app now has over 20 billion photos posted. -
Snapchat is Started.
Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy change the name from Picaboo to Snapchat. By April of 2012 the app had over 100,000 users. -
Instagram is Bought by Facebook.
In April of 2012 Facebook buys Instagram for a Whopping 1 billion dollars. -
Facebook Strikes Agian.
In November of 2013 Facebook offers Snapchat 3 billion dollars for its rights. Snapchat declined the offer. -
Meerkat Gets us Thinking About Live Streaming.
In the 2015 SXSW interactive festival, the live streaming app of Meerkat catches the eyes of twitter. However, twitter decided to go its own route and purchase Periscope, a similar idea to Meerkat. Facebook then creates its on version of live streaming and Meerkat essentially dissolves. -
References!
Information was gathered from, DigitalTrends.com, Youtube.com,Wikipedia.com
