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Status as of 2014
MANY prominent social media sites exist at this point, but this is the year Foursquare is launches. -
Net Neutrality
On February 26, 2015, the FCC ruled in favor of net neutrality by reclassifying broadband as a common carrier -
Dating Apps Rise
Although Tinder was released in 2012, It really started to gain popularity around this time. Other online dating sites begin to compete. -
Monopolies?
From 2014-2015 many large corporations are buying smaller social media sites. Facebook is making money moves. -
R.I.P. Vine.
We all remember this sad day. It changed us all forever. -
Scandals and Fake News
Facebook scandals reach an all-time high. (ex. Cambridge Analytica) -
EU protection laws
GDPR takes effect -
TicTok Takes over
The next generation of user-created content. 68 million downloads in 2018. -
World Record Egg
50 million people liked a dumb egg pic. It is the most-liked picture ever. Talk about people coming together! -
Team Trees
In 2.5 months, creators came together and asked their audiences to donate to #teamtrees. They raised $20,000,000 dollars to plant 20,000,000 by the end of 2019. The internet can be a tool for good. -
Streaming
Everything is streamed. competition rises. (Disney Plus, anyone?) -
What's Next?
The internet is only about 25 years old, so what's next? where is it going to go? There is a lot of talk about where the internet, web, and social media are going to go. I suppose only time will tell.