The History of Social Media by Jordan Lackey

The beginning of Social media

Jan 12, 1970

Social media started in the 1970's with BBS, short for bulletin board. BBS was online meeting places that indepenedtly-produced hunks of code that allowed users to intereact within a central system where they could download files or games and also post messages to other users. The BBS continued to gain popularity throughout the 80's and well into the 90's and internet was on the rise.

Hello CompuServe

Sep 9, 1980

Also beginning in the 1980 CompuServe starting in the 1970's as a business-oriented mainframe computer communication solution. It allowed members to share files and access news and events. Now instead of only sending messages to a friend, CompuServe allows you to join any of CompuServe thousands of discussion forums to chat with thousands of other members. It paved the way for modern social media as society knows it to be today. It was the first chat introduced

Internet before the Internet

Jul 12, 1983

AOL, American Online Umbrella originated and was the considered the Internet before the internet where users list pertinent details about themselves. AOL began as a control video corporation, which was founded by Bill von Meister.

First Social Networking Site

Oct 12, 1994

In 1994, Geocities was the first social networking site created. Geocities allowed users to create and customize their own web sites, grouping them into different cities based on the sites content.

TheGlobe.com

Sep 12, 1995

The following year after Geocities, The Globe.com launched to the public making it possible for users to have the ability to interact with people who have the same hobbies and interests, and to publish content.

It's Time, It's six dergrees

Jun 12, 1997

Six degrees was the birth of social media. 6 degrees allowed users to create profiles and then friend users, one of the very first sites to allow users to create profiles, invite friends, organize groups, and surf other user profiles. With the six degrees, internet moved into the era of blogging and instant messaging. people were now able to communicate with a blog and others instantly. By the year 200, 100 million people had access to the internet and intereacted socially online

Napster in the social media

Sep 12, 1999

Napster started it's operation in 1999 and was created by Shawn Fanning. Napster changed the music industry forever and allowed computer user to share and swap files with music. Napster was the first big scale peer-peer network focus on sharing music.

Friendster Friends

Mar 12, 2002

Friendstar started in 2002 and was the very first modern social networking site. Friendster allowed people to meet new people and increase their network.

Once upon a time, there was MySpace

Sep 12, 2003

MySpace launched in 2003 with private messaging, public comments posted to the user's profile and was once the fan favorite. Also had music, music videos and allowed users to show custormization.

Youtube

Sep 12, 2005

First organized video streaming and video sharing platform on the internet

King Facebook

Sep 12, 2006

Originated in 2004 only to College students at Harvard but then opened to the public in 2008 and eventually surpass MySpace and Friendster and became the leading social marketing site. Facebook now has about 150 million members around the globe. Facebook made it possible for third party developers to create applications within the site and so much more.

Moblie takeover

Sep 12, 2009

Smartphones along with newer advanced technology such as tablets and etc, changed social networking and the way society communicate with one another entirely. The most popular social media platforms are because of the power and abilities of smartphones with photo and video apps such as Snapchat, Instagram and many more. Social networking has become very mobile, from our PCs to our smart phones. Smartphones, Andriod, and Windows based application for personal and group chats.

Sources

Sep 12, 2016

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