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Wikipedia
Wikipedia a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit launches. -
Friendster
Friendster, considered the granddaddy of social networks, launches. -
Linkedln
Wordpress a publishing platform that hosts blogs is released. -
Gmail
A way to send mail to other user -
Facebook
Facebook a social networking service which began at Harvard expands to other universities -
DIGG
DIGG, a social news website, goes live. -
Facebook milestone
Facebook has 1 millon subscriber -
Youtube
Youtube, a video-sharing website, goes live. -
Facebook in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Facebook becomes available in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. -
Twitter
Twitter, a website for mini-blogging and social networking, begins. -
Facebook
Facebook launches its news feed feature to a mixed reaction. Users are not used to their every move being tracked in one general stream. -
App Store
The App store opens via iTunes. -
Twitter crashes
When Michael Jackson dies, Twitter servers crash after users send 100,000 tweets per hour. -
Wordpress reaches millons of users
Wordpress reaches 202 million users. -
Lady Gaga become facebook famous
Lady Gaga becomes the first living person to have 10 million friends on Facebook. She is second overall only to Michael Jackson who has 14 million friends. -
Lady Gaga is youtube famous
Lady Gaga becomes the first person to receive one billion overall views on YouTube. -
A baby was called facebook
An Egyptian baby is named Facebook to honor the role that social media played in Egypt's revolution. -
StumbleUpon surpasses Facebook
StumbleUpon surpasses Facebook as the site that delivers more than half of all U.S. social media traffic.
