Social Media History

By nickweisend

  • SixDegrees Launch

    Widely considered the first true social media. Add friends and create profile pictures.

  • Friendster Launch

    Friendster predates Facebook as a site for meeting new people and connecting and growing their network.

  • Myspace Launch Date

    Myspace gains popularity quickly but is soon taken over by Facebook as the most used social media site.

  • Facebook Launch Date

    Facebook, which will grow to be the largest social media networking site in the world, is launched. ONly available to students at Harvard. Now has 1.23 billion users.

  • YouTube Launch Date

    YouTube is launched as the first video sharing platform.

  • Twitter Launch Date

    Twitter struggles to gain popularity. Eventually becomes used more by younger adults and teenagers as adults more often begin to join Facebook.

  • YouTube Purchased

    YouTube is purchased for 1.65 billion. Is acquired by Google.

  • Yahoo Attempts to Purchase Facebook

    Yahoo offer Facebook one-billion dollars for its acquisition, Favebook declines.

  • Instagram Launch Date

    Instagram launches sometime in October 2010. First photo sharing site to become widely popular.

  • Snapchat Launch Date

    In this date Snapchat is born. The photo sending app becomes wildly popular and continues to grow in use

  • Facebook IPO

    On this date Facebook went public on the NYSE. Other sites would soon follow suit.

  • Facebook IPO

    On this date Facebook went public on the NYSE. Other social media sites would soon follow suit.

  • Tinder Launch Date

    Tinder is released, quickly becomes the most popular dating app for young people. Helps revolutionize the way people meet.