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Community Memory
Was the 1st community bulletin board system. It was connected to a timesharing system in California! Messages were retrieved at a record store in Berkley. -
Bulletin Board System
The BBS enabled 2 or more computers to communicate using modems over telephone lines. Very basic and was mostly used for computer techies. -
Wiki's were started
The 1st Wiki was started and began to be used. It is not clear when teachers began to use these in the classroom format. -
sixdegrees.com
1st recognizable social network. Allowed users to list friends, have profiles and search friends. Even though other sites existed, this was the most popular, at the time. -
AOL IM
AOL instant messenger was founded. -
Google
Google was founded in Mountain View, CA. -
Blogger
Blogger, which allows people to start free blogs began! -
Blogger was bought by Google
Blogger was bought out by Google which allowed them to expand and create a larger platform for free blogging. -
Facebook, for college students
Was launched at Harvard, originally ONLY for college students. -
Youtube
The site was made for people to upload personal videos and for video and media hosting and sharing. -
Facebook, for high school.
Facebook began to allow students in high school to join the network. -
Twitter
For quick, text-based, updates periodically; limited to 140 characters or less. -
Facebook, for everyone
Facebook began to allow ANYONE with an email address to join the network. -
Edmodo
Allows teachers to communicate with students in a Facebook "like" setting. Since it's start, it has over 3.5million users worldwide. -
Twiducate
Creates a medium for teachers and students to continue their learning outside the classroom
