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Bulletin Board System
The first Bulletin Board System (BBS) was developed, enabling dial-up modem connections and communication between users. -
WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link)
One of the first virtual communities ever to exist is called the Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, or WELL for short. Stewart Brand and Larry Brilliant founded it in 1985, stemming from the Whole Earth Catalog's counterculture culture. enabling individuals to see each other during video calls. -
SixDegrees
SixDegrees was launched in 1997 allowing people to create profiles and add friends. Users could send messages and post bulletins, and build a network of friends, similar to what we see on Facebook today.
SixDegrees was one of the first social networking sites. -
Hot or Not
AmIHotorNot.com is a website that was popular during the early 2000s. It allowed users to upload their photos and have them rated by other users on a scale of 1 to 10, based on their perceived attractiveness. You The concept of the website was to provide a platform for people to gauge their physical appearance and receive feedback from a wider audience. -
Myspace
MySpace was developed to let people interact with friends, share music, and use customizable profiles to express themselves artistically. -
LinkedIn
By enabling users to create profiles that serve as virtual resumes, LinkedIn focuses on assisting users in establishing and maintaining professional contacts that may lead to business partnerships, collaborations, and job prospects. -
TheFacebook
TheFacebook was a social networking site with a limited audience created by a Harvard student allowing users to search others by name, class year, courses, and other metadata. Also, Users could visualize their connections -
Youtube
YouTube is a website that allows users to create, like, share, and comment on videos while also watching videos about current events that are relevant to them. -
Twitter
Twitter is a social networking site where users can post and communicate with brief messages called "tweets." These tweets may include links, images, videos, and text. To interact with other accounts, users can follow them, view their tweets in their feeds, and like, retweet, or reply to their tweets. -
Tumblr
Tumblr is a social networking app where users can blog about their ideas and interests via text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos. The blogs are often short-form and often include more visual images rather than long text entries -
WhatsApp
WhatsApp is a social media platform that facilitates international communication between friends, family, and business associates. Up to 256 people can join and create group conversations on this platform. WhatsApp has crossed national boundaries to become the main form of communication in many countries. -
Pinterest
Pinterest gave users the ability to save and organize photos, or "pins," into themed groups known as "boards." For inspiration, ideas, and interests, this functioned as a digital bookmarking system. By allowing users to explore visually shared information from others, the network sought to inspire users by introducing them to new ideas, hobbies, recipes, fashion trends, home design, trip locations, and more. -
FourSquare
Foursquare is a location-based social networking tool that lets users find and share information about the places they frequent. -
Instagram
Instagram is a popular social media platform that allows users to share photos and videos with their followers. It was launched in 2010 and quickly gained popularity for its user-friendly interface and visually appealing content. Users can upload photos and videos, apply filters and edits, and share them on their profile or with their followers. -
snapchat
Snapchat is a multimedia messaging app that was launched in 2011. It gained popularity for its unique feature of allowing users to send photos and videos that disappear after being viewed. Users can also add captions, filters, stickers, and other fun effects to their snaps before sending them. Snapchat also introduced Stories, a feature where users can share photos and videos with their friends that disappear after 24 hours. -
WeChat
WeChat began as a messaging program that allowed users to send text and voice messages, pictures, videos, and location updates to people or groups. It sought to provide a smooth and reliable communication experience. -
Vine
Vine was a platform for hosting short videos that let users make and share six-second looping videos. Since its 2013 launch, it has become increasingly popular because of its ease of use and the artistic opportunities it provides. Vine videos featured a variety of content, such as comedic sketches, musical performances, and visual tricks, and were frequently funny and artistic. -
Slack
Slack was developed as a more dynamic, real-time messaging platform to take the place of traditional email communication within enterprises. It had direct message capabilities, group chat channels, and instant messaging. enabling groups to establish channels for distinct tasks, divisions, or subjects. -
Patreon
The goal of Patreon was to enable artists, musicians, writers, podcasters, and other creators to earn a sustainable income from their creative work. It provided a way for creators to receive recurring payments or pledges from their fans, often every month. -
Musical.ly
Musical.ly allowed users to make videos ranging from 15 seconds to 1 minute in duration. These videos frequently contained lip-syncing, dancing, singing, and other artistic elements. The site offered a library of music tracks, sound effects, and dialogue snippets that users could use in their videos. This made it popular among users who enjoyed creating content synced to popular songs or audio clips -
Discord
Discord aims to replace existing gaming communication platforms like Skype and TeamSpeak with a more streamlined and user-friendly platform. It included high-quality audio chat, text messaging, and multimedia-sharing features. Users might establish or join servers focused on specific games, communities, or interests. Each server might have many channels for various themes or activities, making it easier to organize and focus discussions. -
Instagram stories
Instagram Stories is a feature that lets users share images and videos that vanish from the social media site after a day. Since its debut in 2016, it has grown in popularity as a means for users to share more sporadic and informal material with their followers. -
Tiktok
TikTok is a popular social media platform that allows users to create and share short videos. It was launched in 2017 and has quickly gained a massive user base, particularly among younger generations. -
Club House
Clubhouse is a unique social media platform that focuses on audio-based conversations and networking. It was launched in 2020 and has gained significant attention and popularity within a short period of time. Unlike other social media platforms that primarily rely on text, images, or videos, Clubhouse is centered around live audio discussions. Users can join virtual "rooms" where they can listen to and participate in conversations on a wide range of topics. -
The growth of Social media
Social media platforms are integrating more AI-driven features for personalized content and moderation.