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Introduced communication through email, bulletin board messaging, and real-time online chatting
"...the internet’s growth enabled the introduction of online communication services such as CompuServe, America Online, and Prodigy." (Maryville University, para. 12). -
Six Degrees profile
this rose as one of the earliest social media networks, but did not last too long. -
Weblogs and/or blogs (LiveJournal)
this form of social communication gained popularity with the launch of LiveJournal -
Friendster
enabled email address registration and basic online networking -
Linkedln
"..., LinkedIn was founded as a networking site for career-minded professionals. By 2020, it had grown to more than 675 million users worldwide. It remains the social media site of choice for job seekers as well as human resources managers searching for qualified candidates." (Maryville University, para. 16). -
MySpace
"..., Myspace launched. By 2006, it was the most visited website on the planet, spurred by users’ ability to share new music directly on their profile pages." (Marysville University, para. 17). -
Facebook
Took over MySpace (more perferred), was launched by Mark Zuckerberg -
Reddit
news sharing platform and is now also a social commentary site -
Twitter (X)
communicating with posts and videos, news, and just about anything else, recently changed to X now. -
Instagram
photo-sharing site, interacting with people. was bought by Facebook in 2012 -
Pinterest
photo-pin/ dream board type of platform. could find inspiration for about anything. -
Snapchat
photo and video sharing app, filters, and also just chatting. As well as sharing "stories" for others to see. -
ChatGPT
was founded as an AI research and development co. Became public in 2022 and now serves as a way to help assist on assignments and large range of areas. -
TikTok
video sharing site founded by Chinese tech company ByteDance. Possibly getting banned in the USA -
My AI (snapchat)
this specific artificial intelligence chatting tool came out to help answer questions and to all in all be helpful towards the user for a better experience. -
resources
Wordpress, 2U. (2024, April 24). The evolution of social media: How did it begin, and where could it go next?. Maryville University Online. https://online.maryville.edu/blog/evolution-social-media/ -
TikTok Ban (USA)
TikTok was temporarily banned in the US for being corrupt to US citizens (data and info being shared to China) was gone for less than 24 hrs. was just given 90 days to figure out what to do with it next