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In the 1940s the first supercomputers were invented. Then scientists started to try to make ways to create networks between computers and this eventually became the internet
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In the 1960s The earliest form of the internet CompuServe was developed so were the primitive forms of email
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In the 1970s networking improved and in 1979 UseNet was launched and allowed users to communicate through an online newsletter
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In the 1980s Home Computers became more common and it also evolved social media into something more sophisticated.Internet Relay Chats or IRCs were introduced in 1988 and continued to be popular into the 1990s
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The first social media site to be recognized Six Degrees was launched in 1997. This made possible for users to make profiles and to make friends with the other users. In 1999 The first Blogging sites became popular and are still popular to this day