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Friends Reunited
Ward Christensen and Randy Suess created first computerized bulletin board system to make announcements and plan hangouts with friends.
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GeoCities
Beverly Hills Internet launches GeoCities, which is the first service that allows for users to create their own websites.
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AOL Instant Messenger
AOL I.M. allows for internet chat.
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First Blog
First blog ever invented.
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Google Launches
Google registers as domain and has been slowly taking over the world ever since.
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Friends Reunited founded in UK
Friends Reunited is founded in UK to find old school mates - Becoming first international social media
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Friendster Launches
Friendster launches, reaching 3 million users in 3 months.
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Second Life
Second Life launches, becoming first role playing game that people can connect to each other inside the game.
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Facebook
Facebook is launched and the founder immediately turns down a 10 million dollar bid.
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Youtube
YouTube is founded. First video search engine.
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