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Social Media Creation

By sdriskill95

  • First Email Sent

    First Email Sent
    The two computers were sitting right next to each other. The email sent read "QWERTYUIOP".

  • BBS Exchanged Data

    BBS Exchanged Data
    Bulletin Board Systems exchanged data over phone lines with users.

  • First Early Web Browsers

    First Early Web Browsers
    The first copies of early web browsers are sent out using Usenet. This is the birthplace of trolling and flame wars.

  • Internet Predators Emerge

    Internet Predators Emerge
    Stories of child molesters using social media sites to engage with children began in the early 1990s. http://unh.edu/ccrc/internet-crimes/safety_ed.html

  • Geocities is Founded

    Geocities is Founded
    Geocities is one of the first ever social media sites. This site allowed users to create their own websites based on one of six cities.

  • Theglobe.com is Created

    Theglobe.com is Created
    Theglobe.com was a site users to personalize their online experience by publishing their own content and socializing with others that had the same interests as them.

  • AOL Instant Messenger is Created

    AOL Instant Messenger is Created
    AOL was a social media site that made instant messaging popular.

  • Sixdegrees.com Launches

    Sixdegrees.com Launches
    Sixdegrees.com is where profile creation and a friend list was introduced.

  • Friendster is Launched

    Friendster is Launched
    Friendster had a user-base of 3 million in the first 3 months.

  • The Creation of Myspace

    The Creation of Myspace
    Myspace is created as a copycat of Friendster. It becomes more popular than Friendster.

  • Facebook Emerges

    Facebook Emerges
    Facebook is created for college students to connect at Harvard University.
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  • Twitter is Created

    Twitter is Created
    Twitter quickly became popular. In 2010 users tweeted the Japan vs. Denmark World Cup with 3,283 tweets per second.

  • First Case of Cyberbullying

    First Case of Cyberbullying
    After her neighbors created a fake Myspace account in order to harass her, 13 year old Tina Meier committed suicide. https://onlinesense.org/how-much-online-sense-do-you-have/

  • Facebook is Leading

    Facebook is Leading
    Facebook overtakes Myspace as the most used social networking site.

  • Instagram is Launched

    Instagram is Launched
    Instagram, owned by Facebook, is launched as a photo and video sharing site.

  • U.S. Department of Education Addresses Cyberbullying

    U.S. Department of Education Addresses Cyberbullying
    The U.S. Department of Education looked at laws and policies of cyberbullying in many states and created a framework for how to address cyberbullying in schools.
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  • Snapchat is Launched

    Snapchat is Launched
    Snapchat, a site that allows users to send pictures for only a brief time, is created and launched.

  • TikTok Emerges

    TikTok Emerges
    TikTok is a Chinese made social media site that allows users to create short dance, comedy, singing, lip-sync, or talent videos.
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