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PLATO system
The first widely used computer-assisted instruction system was called PLATO. It was run on the University of Illinois's ILLIAC I computer beginning in 1960. In the late 1970s, it ran on around a dozen separate networked mainframe systems and supported several thousand graphics terminals dispersed globally. -
Computer program
Source code is the human-readable version of a computer program. Computers can only execute their native machine instructions, hence in order to run source code, another computer program is required. Therefore, a compiler designed for the language can be used to convert source code into machine instructions. Programs written in assembly language are translated by means of an assembler. -
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Six Degrees
Six Degrees is widely known to be the first networking site, it was founded by Andrew Weinrich in May of 1996 it allowed users to list friends, family, and others to send messages and post bulletin board items -
Hot or Not
This social media app came in to play in October of 2000 it was created for users to post pictures of themselves and get rated by others in sum rumors this was the induline of Facebook and you tube. -
Friendster
Friendster was kind of a piggy back off of Hot or Not but the difference was it was to help people set up there friends with things in common this came out in 2002 but Unfortunately in 2003 it the apps spike in user shocked creators and the serves crashed and left everyone not able to connect with each other -
LinkedIn
LinkdIn is a social network that focuses on professional networking and career development this app came out in may of 2003 and is still used to this day. -
Myspace
Friendster rival came in strong with gaining the attention from millions of teens its customizable public profiles were visible to anyone unless they made a private account . 2005 marked the apex for Myspace with 25 million active users -
YouTube
Yputube is known world wide now but when it came out in 2005 it wasnt so big but didnt take long to rise in the popularity -
Twitter
Twitter came out in July of 2006 it is a networking software that contains athlete's inventors and public figures that use that app to tweet things out that anyone can see. -
Tumblr
Tumblr is a social networking website founded by David Karp in 2007 and currently owned by an American company automatic -
Grindr
Grindr hit the scene in March of 2009 and changed the dating app game it was the first geosocial networking app for dating geared towards gay and bisexual men, helping them meet other men nearby. -
Welcome Weibo
Chinas Sina Weibo or simply Weibo is essentially Facebook and twitter hybrid it was launched in 2009 the same year twitter and Facebook were banned from the country -
Pinterest
In 2010, Pinterest launched in closed beta and went live in 2011. Domestic deities took to pinning as a new and favorite pastime, and verb.Pinterest's 445 million monthly active users as of 2022 attest to the site's continued popularity. -
Instagram
Instagram came out officially in October of 2010 and quickly became one of the most used social media platforms in the world -
Twitch
Twitch, the hugely popular video game live-streaming site, was initially launched as a subsidiary of Justin.tv, a general interest streaming site that launched in 2007. -
Google Plus
In 2011, Google made an attempt to launch a rival social media platform to Facebook and Twitter, which had previously failed. 2011 saw the termination of Google Plus's invitation-only mechanism, which allowed new users to send out 150 invitations prior to the platform's public launch. Google was forced to halt them eventually due to the high demand. -
Vine
Before Vine launched in 2013, Twitter paid $30 billion to acquire the video-sharing software. The idea behind Vine was straightforward videos uploaded could only be six seconds long but it immediately gave rise to a unique comedy subgenre that is still popular today. -
Patreon
Although early social media influencers amassed fan bases on platforms like Twitch and YouTube, Patreon elevated the level of fan revenue.It was made by musician Jack Conte and developer Sam Yam because they wanted to make money off of their YouTube videos. Customers of the platform can sign up for monthly or exclusive creative content subscriptions. -
Slack
In a way that LinkedIn did not, Slack launched in the same year as Google Hangouts and introduced social networking to the business sector.Industry professionals can socialize with other professionals in comparable Slack groups and employees can interact online within companies thanks to Slack. -
Periscope
The preferred app for streaming and viewing live events is now Periscope. Anyone could have used that as motivation getting drenched in hearts every time, they pressed the record button. Because to its immense popularity, Apple recognized the app as the 2015 iOS app of the year. -
The U.S. election and social media’s fake news crisis
One may argue that 2016 was a really horrible year for democracy and social media in general.It was the year that sophisticated information warfare was employed to disseminate misinformation, including false claims and conspiracy theories, during the US presidential election by means of "troll factories" on social media. -
TikTok
ByteDance's app Douyin was made available outside of China under the TikTok moniker. The popularity of TikTok is sweeping across Asian nations. In 2019, it gained widespread popularity in North America around the same time when Lil Nas X dropped Old Town Road on the platform, a song that went viral very rapidly. -
Instagram launches Stories
Instagram launched "Stories," a feature that lets users upload photo and video sequences that vanish after 24 hours (though they can now be saved and preserved), taking a cue from Snapchat.
The app is even more addictive now that it offers highlights, polls, stickers, filters, and hashtags to improve Stories. Instagram "Live Story Replay" is a function that lets you watch your live videos again on your Instagram Stories. It was first revealed in 2023. -
Twitter doubles the character limit
Twitter increased the character limit for signatures from 140 to 280.With everyone utilizing their allotted 280 characters the significant alteration combined with the debut of Twitter threads, sometimes known as Twitterstorms means that tweets that will leave you scratching your head are becoming more and more inevitable. -
X
Elon Musk, a billionaire, pays $44 billion to acquire Twitter in 2022. A number of app improvements, including paid verification, view counts on tweets, and an unparalleled glimpse into the recommended algorithm, come after the ownership transition.