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The TrueTimeline of Social Media

By Lemmondrop

  • GUI Becomes popular

    Graphical user interface appears in the household on PCs such as windows 95

  • IRC becomes common

    IRC Internet Relay Chat allows public users to have two-way real-time communication over the internet
  • Period: to

    Major Social Media Platforms Take Hold

    The big names in social media are born during this period

  • Myspace Takes Off

    Myspace became the standard for the personalized web account

  • Facebook Takes Over

    Facebook overtakes Myspace

  • The Pic Era Begins

    Platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat modify the social media playing field by focusing user content on pictures with captions