Timeline Visual

  • ByteDance acquires Musical.ly

    ByteDance acquires Musical.ly, which eventually turned into TikTok. This is important because we now know how big the platform now is.
  • Snapchat worth $33 Billion

    Snapchat was able to start trading stock, which eventually lead to a valuation of $33 Billion!!!
  • Farewell Yahoo! Messenger

    Yahoo! Messenger, an early iteration of instant messaging, shuts down for good. The end of an era.
  • Musical.ly to TikTok

    Musical.ly officially dies off and its users are sent right on over to TikTok
  • Parler...

    Parler, a social media platform that's claim to fame is absolute free speech, launches. I personally do not know of anyone who uses Parler.
  • Parler... Gone.

    Parler is taken off most app stores because of its lack of policies and rules.
  • Clubhouse, a new wave.

    Clubhouse, a new type of communication/social media platform is launched. Its launch is significant because many popular social media platforms then copy its set up and start to create their own versions of parlor.