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PLATO System
Donald L. Blitzer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign creates the PLATO system, including early social media. -
Computerized Bulletin Board System is Created
The first bulletin board system CBBS is created in Chicago, Illinois by Warden Christensen and Randy Suess, intended to allow computer hobbyists like themselves to communicate easily. -
IRC Channels
Jarkko Oikarinen develops the first Internet Relay Chat, growing to become a popular form of social media even in the present day. -
World Wide Web is Created
Tim-Berners Lee invents the World Wide Web, one of the biggest bases for modern social media. -
Instant Messengers
AOL Instant Messenger, also known as AIM, is created by AOL Inc. It becomes one of the largest and most widely known instant messengers, the popular form of social media at that time. -
Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg releases thefacebook.com, developed throughout his education at Harvard University. -
Youtube
Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim create what would become the world-renowned video sharing service we recognize today. -
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Live Social Media Becomes Increasingly Popular
Beginning with the creation of justin.tv, a broadcasting website developed by Justin Kan, Emmett Shear, Michael Seibel and Kyle Vogt, this form of social media later becomes one of the most heated spaces in social media. -
Instagram
Kevin Systrom creates the popular picture-sharing service along with Mike Krieger. -
Snapchat
Stanford University students Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown create Snapchat. -
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Social Networks
Social networks are looked towards to for the future, with platforms like Altspace VR founded by David Gudmundson, Eric Romo, and Gavan Wilhite.
