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2001 - Wikipedia
Wikipedia was created in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. This affected the way people searched on the internet. As students we are told not to use Wikipedia because it isn’t a reliable resource. -
2002 - Friendster
Friendster was created in 2002 by Jonathan Abrams. Friendster was a social gaming site based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was originally a social networking service website. -
2003 - My Space and Linked In
My Space became the most popular social network in the world. Linked In was one of the first mainstream social network for business. -
2004 - Flickr
Flickr was created in 2004 by the company Ludicorp. Flickr is a popular photo-sharing and hosting service. People share and explore each other's photos. -
2005 - YouTube
YouTube was created by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim in 2005. YouTube is a social media where people post videos about themselves and things they do. -
2006 - Facebook
Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook has over 6 million users today and it is the 6th most visited site in the U.S.