Social media

Social Media Timeline

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  • AIM

    AIM
    AIM (which stands for AOL Instant Messenger) was the first platform that really allowed for instant communication online. You were able to set status's to inform your friends of what you were doing, and you could use the platform to chat with anyone anywhere at anytime.
    Meyer, R. (2017, October 06). AIM Was Perfect, and Now It Will Die. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/10/aim-was-perfect-soon-it-will-be-dead/542322/

  • Blogger

    Blogger
    Blogger was a company founded by Pyra labs in 1999, and then was bought by Google in 2003. The website was one of the first forms of social media giving everyone a free blog platform that they could easily access and use.
    Karch, M. (2018, October 30). What You Need to Know About Google Blogger. Retrieved February 2, 2019, from https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-google-blogger-1616420

  • My space

    My space
    Myspace was an interactive webpage that allowed users to create their own content and pages, you had a profile that you could personalize with different backgrounds and music, photos and updates as well.
    What is Myspace? definition and meaning. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/Myspace.html

  • facebook

    facebook
    Facebook was founded by Harvard students in 2004, It soon spread to many other Ivy league schools and then colleges across America and then the world. Facebook is a platform that allows users to connect and post on each other's walls or create statuses, share pictures and even instant message users.
    Facebook at 15: How a college experiment changed the world. (2019, February 1). Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/02/business/facebook-history-timeline/index.html

  • Youtube

    Youtube
    The concept for youtube was actually founded off of the Super bowl halftime show when there was an incident that happened, and when people went to look for the video they couldn't find it anywhere. Now youtube is the center for almost all videos we see online.
    Bellis, M., Bellis, M., & Bellis. (2018, April 3). The Creative Forces Behind YouTube Were a Trio of Inventors. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/who-invented-youtube-1992691

  • Twitter

    Twitter
    Early twitter was designed to create a place where friends could post texts like updates. Tweets were limited to 140 characters until 2017 when the platform doubled the character count, allowing users to have up to 280 characters, and 4 pictures or 1 video in a tweet.
    MacArthur, A. (2018, November 2). The History of Twitter You Didn't Know. Retrieved from https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-twitter-3288854

  • tumblr

    tumblr
    tumblr is comparable to a miniature blog where you can share text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos from your browser, phone or desktop. Until recently tumblr wasn't filtered so the content you would see could vary greatly.
    Explainer: What is Tumblr? (2018, August 08). Retrieved from https://www.webwise.ie/parents/explainer-what-is-tumblr-2/

  • Instagram

    Instagram
    The app started off similar to other apps that were out at the time, but then the developers changed it to communicating with images and took away all other options. Instagram can be used to share your pictures on your timeline & on your story.
    Online, F. (2018, April 26). The story of how Instagram started and what entrepreneurs can learn from it. Retrieved from https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/the-story-of-how-instagram-started-and-what-entrepreneurs-can-learn-from-it/1146377/

  • Pinterest

    Pinterest
    Pinterest is an application and website that allows users to share pictures to different boards, and follow one another. Many current users use pinterest to plan and organize different aspects of their life; fitness, wedding, recipes, decorating, etc.
    Carlson, N. (2012, April 24). Pinterest CEO: Here's How We Became The Web's Next Big Thing [DECK]. Retrieved from https://www.businessinsider.com/pinterest-founding-story-2012-4

  • Snapchat

    Snapchat
    Originally this app was created in a dorm room and you could send pictures between users that would last 1-10 seconds and then be gone forever. Now you can use snapchat to send snaps from 1-infinite seconds, as well as add to your story which is shared for 24 hours, and have group "facetime" calls.
    Snapchat's History: Evolution Of Snapchat And Timeline (2018). (2018, March 25). Retrieved from https://www.buycustomgeofilters.com/blog/snapchat-history-and-updated-timeline

  • Tinder

    Tinder
    With 26 million matches a day, Tinder is on of the most popular dating sites in the world. It allows you to "match" with people near by and meet new people. You swipe right if you like somebody, up if you want to "superlike" them or left if you don't want to match. Once you match you can send a message to that person and start a conversation.
    What is Tinder? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004647686-What-is-Tinder-

  • Periscope

    Periscope
    Periscope started as a live video platform, with the ability to stream on not only periscope but also twitter. You can see what is happening anywhere in the world with live streams on periscope, such as a protest or even concert.
    Twitter Inc. (n.d.). About Us. Retrieved from https://www.periscope.tv/about