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Yahoo!
Yahoo! is a web service provider and a search engine that was popular before Google. -
The First Social Media Platform is Born
The first social media platform, Six Degrees, comes out. -
Google
Google becomes the newest search engine. It is the most visited website on Earth and allows you to access information easily. -
Six Degrees Shuts Down
Due to a limited user base and social media not being understood by the public, Six Degrees shuts down. -
Skype
In August 2003, Skype was released. Skype is a free video call or voice call platform. It allows you to be able to talk or see multiple people in one call. It also has a chat function to send messages. -
Linkedin
Linkedin is a social media platform for businesses and employees to connect with each other. This app allows you to like and follow companies, view resumes and help give you access to jobs you might be interested in. You can also like posts and make comments as well. -
Facebook
In 2005, Facebook was created and made available to a select group of people. By 2006, the platform went live to the general public allowing you to share photos, videos, and make status updates. It also had the feature of giving you news feed to stay up to date on current events going on in your area or around the world. -
YouTube
YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload content and viewers can subscribe to the channel they have an interest in. The website also allows users to give likes, dislikes, and comments about the video. From music videos to home videos, YouTube allows their users to create all forms of content to appeal to many different groups. -
Twitter
Twitter is a social networking site that launched in 2006. This app allows you to post 140 character status updates which is known as a "tweet". You can also like other peoples tweets or "retweet" their post. -
Instagram
Instagram is a photo and video sharing platform that you can share with preapproved followers or to the public. You can add filters to the photo to make your grid more appealing and give it an aesthetic look to catch the attention of followers. It also allows you to add captions to these posts or videos and add hashtags so it can reach a larger group of people. -
Twitch
Twitch is a livestreaming platform that focuses on gaming livestreams, broadcasts, real-life streaming and other creative content. -
Snapchat
Snapchat is a social media platform where you can "snap" and chat your friends. Snapping someone allows you to take a photo and send it to them. Once the friend opens it, the image will disappear after a certain amount of time. Same with chatting. If you chat a friend, it will disappear unless you use the "save" function to keep the messages. This app allows you to record yourself with fun facial filters and voice filters or simply take photos of yourself or with friends. -
Facebook Messenger
In 2011, Facebook released an app called "Messenger" which allows you to privately message friends on Facebook or people you are not friends with on Facebook. You can also send photos or videos as well. -
Facebook Buys Instagram
In April of 2012, Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of Facebook buys out Instagram for $1 billion. -
Pinterest
Pinterest is a social media platform that allows you to "pin' your interests. It is used for finding recipes, house decor ideas, DIY projects, and much more. You can pin things that you find interesting to your pinboard and share them with others. Things that are pinned will also allow users to click a link that is provided to take them to the website that a particular recipe is on or whatever it may be the user is looking at. -
Vine
Vine was a popular app that allowed users to post 6 second long looping videos. This app allowed users to browse other videos and view videos that were trending. -
Musical.ly
Musical.ly was a social media platform that allowed users to make lip-synching videos from songs, tv shows, etc. Users could interact with other people and like their videos and comment. Users could share videos from 15 seconds to one minute long. -
Amazon Buys Twitch
Amazon purchases Twitch for $970 million -
Discord
Discord is a instant messaging social platform designed for the gaming community. It allows you to text, send photos, videos, voice calls and video calls. You can use this app for private messaging or in a group chat known as a "server". -
Microsoft Buys LinkedIn
Microsoft buys LinkedIn for $26 billion. -
Vine Shuts Down
Vine shuts down due to having no monetization program to reward users for their original content and due to losing popularity. -
Musical.ly Shut Down
The popular lip-synching app, Musical.ly shuts down. -
TikTok
TikTok is a social media video sharing platform that allows users to post videos from 3 seconds to 10 minutes long. Videos can consist of dancing, singing, comedy, sports, cooking, pet videos, etc. Users can create their own videos and post them to friends or the public. They can also like or comment on videos and save them. There is also a "For You" page that shows videos based off of what you like on the app so you can discover more pages that are appealing to you and your interests. -
BeReal.
BeReal. is a photo sharing platform where an alert will go off on your device at a random time of the day and you take a photo of what you are doing at that exact moment. It gives you a two minute window, or you can post later in the day. The focus of this app is to show unfiltered, raw and real life photos; or in other words, authenticity. You can share it to the public or to your friends. You can also react to their BeReal's as well. -
Elon Musk Buys Twitter
On October 27, 2022, Elon Musk acquires Twitter in a $44 billion deal.