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Internet "created"
US commissioned agency ARPA creates and nurtures what will eventually become the Internet -
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BBS
Bulletin Board Systems continue to rise in popularity as medium for online communication and "networking" -
SixDegrees
early social media site built on the basis of a user generated profile, eventually folded due to spam and pushy advertising -
Friendster
early profile based social media site. "The dating site that wasn't about dating" -
LinkedIn
The business social media. i have a LinkedIn that I haven't used since creating it -
Myspace
In many ways the original viral social media site. Now not as popular due to the explosion of other sites. What's your profile song bro? -
(the)Facebook
There are books and movies dedicated to this phenomenon. Facebook revolutionized UGC and was more than happy to sell information. Billions of users worldwide -
Twitter
Imagine intentionally bottle necking yourself with 144 characters multiple times a day and it being wildly successful -
Google+
Google adding a social layer to the overall google sphere experience -
Tumblr
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Livestreaming/Video
Social media giants Facebook and Twitter vie for livestream and other video supremacy via VR and other mediums for transmitting digital content