Social Media: How it Started to Now.

By jallen1991

  • 1st Social Networking Platform is Launched

    1st Social Networking Platform is Launched
    Sixdegrees becomes the 1st social networking site on the internet. It intended to prove the age-old adage that we are separated by 6 degrees from everyone in the world. http://www.sixdegrees.com/

  • Friendster is Launched: The Original MySpace

    Friendster is Launched: The Original MySpace
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendster

  • LinkedIn: The Worlds First Networking Platform is published

    LinkedIn: The Worlds First Networking Platform is published
    LinkedIn allowed its users to upload resumes and relevant professional information to connect and network with potential employers. https://www.linkedin.com/

  • MySpace Becomes a Thing

    MySpace Becomes a Thing
    People begin to embrace technology as a way of expressing themselves. Myspace allowed its users to customize their homepage from color schemes and fonts to personalized music preferences. https://myspace.com/

  • The Facebook Era Begins

    The Facebook Era Begins
    Social media starts to reach an enormous audience. Facebook learns from Myspace's mistakes and builds a platform that is user friendly for all age groups. https://www.facebook.com/

  • YouTube is Created

    YouTube is Created
    DIYers of the world rejoiced. No longer will we pay less for a service that we can pay more for to do ourselves. YouTube became the first real video-sharing site, allowing people to share clips of anything and everything. https://youtu.be/rE2_-oez_v0?si=_NlWLO6dmrWJLFHv

  • Reddit is Launched: Basement Dwellers Unite!

    Reddit is Launched: Basement Dwellers Unite!
    Reddit becomes the 1st blog site to allow its users free reign of its content. A user can learn about different subjects through a central hub by allowing subreddits. Each user can individualize their feed based on their interests. https://www.reddit.com/

  • Tweets Are No Longer For Just The Birds

    Tweets Are No Longer For Just The Birds
    Twitter launches, allowing us to learn every single thought a person has ever had in 140 characters or less. https://twitter.com/

  • The Worlds Biggest Search Engine Buys the Worlds 2nd Biggest Search Engine.

    The Worlds Biggest Search Engine Buys the Worlds 2nd Biggest Search Engine.
    Google buys YouTube for the tune of $1.65 Billion. This allowed YouTube to become the media giant that it is today. YouTube's revenue surpasses that of any of the Major T.V. networks.

  • Short Blogs Become Cool

    Short Blogs Become Cool
    Tumblr launched and gained attention almost immediately. Tumblr allows its users to make short blog posts to their own personalized blogging space while also following topics that pique the individuals' interests. https://www.tumblr.com/

  • The Number Sign is Forever Changed

    The Number Sign is Forever Changed
    Twitter introduces the (#) Hashtag, forever changing how future generations see that symbol.

  • Growing Up To Be a Rock Musician Becomes Less Lucrative.

    Growing Up To Be a Rock Musician Becomes Less Lucrative.
    Spotify began its slow march to overthrow the music industry. Spotify allows its users to create and share playlists with others as well as explore and find new musical interests. https://www.spotify.com/

  • Everyone's Weekends Get a Little Shorter

    Everyone's Weekends Get a Little Shorter
    With the introduction of Pinterest, suddenly everyone is a craft expert. Pinterest allows its users to share crafty projects with people from around the world with topics that range from cooking to building houses and home decor. https://www.pinterest.com/

  • The World that Narcissism Built.

    The World that Narcissism Built.
    Instagram officially launched and became a worldwide sensation overnight. Instagram allows its users to capture and share photos with strangers online. We will no longer have to remember what our food looked like before eating it. https://www.instagram.com/

  • What if We Took Photos of Ourselves, Sent them to Certain People, Then Let the Interface Delete Said Photos After a Certain Amount of Time?

    What if We Took Photos of Ourselves, Sent them to Certain People, Then Let the Interface Delete Said Photos After a Certain Amount of Time?
    Snapchat launches allowing its users to send time-limited photos to specific friends. This allows users to send silly or embarrassing pictures without the worry of these photos being leaked to other sites. https://www.snapchat.com/

  • A Behemoth is Born

    A Behemoth is Born
    Facebook buys Instagram for a staggering $1 billion dollars.

  • Gamers Need to Talk With Each Other Too!

    Gamers Need to Talk With Each Other Too!
    Discord launched a new type of social media, a platform by gamers for gamers. Discord allows users to create chatrooms to talk about what games they are playing and have real-time voice chat while playing. https://discord.com/

  • The End of an Era

    The End of an Era
    Friendster is shuttered after 13 years and rebranding itself as a social gaming network.

  • Ever Wonder What You Would Look Like As A Dog?

    Ever Wonder What You Would Look Like As A Dog?
    Ask yourself that question no longer. Snapchat released the filter feature, and we, as a society, collectively lost our minds.

  • Our Attention Spans Shorten

    Our Attention Spans Shorten
    TikTok is released. TikTok allows its users to create and share 15-60sec short videos to a global audience. https://www.tiktok.com/en/