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BBS
BBS (Bulletin Board System) was created by Ward Christensen and Randy Suess. BBS would let you log in and type in a message after putting a coin in. It would only let you do public messages. -
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Usernet
Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis are the creator. Usernet's main objective was to give information to newsgroups. -
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Genie
Genie was created by GEIS. It was a text based service. It had games, shopping, and mail called round tables. -
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IRC
IRC would let you share files and links. It was old school instant messaging. IRC was created by Jarkko Oikarinen. -
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Six Degrees
Six Degrees allowed people to make profiles and make friends. It was the first sight of modern social media. Six Degrees was created by Andrew Weinreic. -
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Live Journal
Life Journal was centered around its blogs. Life Journal wanted people to follow each other and interact. Life Journal was created by SUP Media. -
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Friendster
Friendster was a social media site before being remodeled. It would let you make contact with other players and keep them in your contacts. Jonathan Abrams is the founder of Friendster. -
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MySpace
Myspace is a social networking website where you can make friends, post pictures, and play games. Myspace is has a big music influence. Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson are the founders. -
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Facebook
Facebook is a social network that lets you play games, post statuses, and send instant messages. Facebook was creaed by Mark Zuckerburg while in college. Facebook lets you get in touch with people across the world. -
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Instagram
Instagram allows you to follow people online and see their pictures. it also allows you to post your own pictures. Instagram is founded by Facebook Inc. -
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Ask.Fm
Ask.Fm is a web based program that you can follow people and ask them questions. You can also like the responses of other people. Ask.fm's CEO is Ilja Terebin.