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Yahoo! Answers
Founded by by Jerry Yang and David Filo
"Yahoo Answers is a place where people ask each other questions on any topic, and get answers by sharing facts, opinions, and personal experiences" ("Yahoo Answers"). -
SixDegrees.com
SixDegrees is considered the first 'social media' site.
Founded by Andrew Weinreich.
"Six Degrees allowed users to create a profile and then friend other users. Six Degrees even allowed those who didn’t register as users to confirm friendships and connected quite a few people this way" (Terrel). -
AOL Instant Messenger
AOL is founded by Marc Seriff, Steve Case, and Jim Kimsey. "AIM allowed users to send messages to each other, and included user profiles, away messages and icons for more engagement" (Petronzio). -
LinkedIn
Founded by Reid Hoffman.
"LinkedIn is a social networking site designed specifically for the business community. The goal of the site is to allow registered members to establish and document networks of people they know and trust professionally" (Rouse). -
Myspace
"Myspace was first created Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe as an online community for anyone to connect and share their journals, pictures, and interests with friends ("What Is Myspace.com?"). -
Flickr
Founded by Stewart Butterfield.
"Flickr is a popular photo-sharing and hosting service with advanced and powerful features. It supports an active and engaged community where people share and explore each other's photos" (Lowensohn). -
Facebook
Founded by Mark Zuckerburg
"Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues" (Rouse). -
YouTube
Founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim
"YouTube is a free video sharing website that makes it easy to watch online videos. You can even create and upload your own videos to share with others. YouTube is now one of the most popular sites on the Web, with visitors watching around 6 billion hours of video every month" ("YouTube: What Is YouTube?"). -
Reddit
Founded by Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman
"Reddit is a source for what's new and popular on the Internet.
Reddit is made up of many individual communities, also known as "subreddits". Each community has its own page, subject matter, users and moderators. Users post stories, links, and media to these communities, and other users vote and comment on the posts" ("What is Reddit?"). -
Twitter
Founded by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, Noah Glass, and Evan Williams
"Twitter is a global social networking platform that allows its users to send and read 140-character messages known as tweets" (CrunchBase). -
Tumblr
Founded by David Karp. "Tumblr is a popular microblogging platform designed for creative self-expression. It is considered a mindful alternative to Facebook and other social media websites where users blog on a myriad of topics"("What Is Tumblr?") -
Groupon
Groupon is a middleman service that promotes your city's restaurants and stores.
Founded by Eric Lefkofsky, Brad Keywell, and Andrew Mason.
"Groupon encourages people to try a different restaurant or store each day, and earns a commission whenever they successfully refer a customer" (Gil). -
Pinterest
Founded by Paul Sciarra, Evan Sharp, Ben Silbermann
"Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover and save creative ideas" ("All about Pinterest"). -
Instagram
Founded by Kevin Systrom.
"Instagram is a fun and quirky way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures. Snap a photo with your mobile phone, then choose a filter to transform the image into a memory to keep around forever" ("FAQ"). -
Foursquare
Founded by Naveen Selvadurai and Dennis Crowley
"The Foursquare app helps you discover new places, with recommendations from a community you trust. Find a better experience, anywhere in the world" ("About Us).
