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Pre-Social Media Era
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The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson.
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The first Bulletin Board System (BBS) was launched.
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America Online (AOL) was founded.
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GeoCities was created, allowing users to create personal web pages.
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Early Social Media
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Friendster launched, focusing on connecting friends.
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LinkedIn launched as a professional networking platform.
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MySpace was founded
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Facebook was created
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YouTube was launched, changing online video sharing.
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Rise of Modern Social Media
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Twitter launched, introducing microblogging.
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Tumblr launched as a blogging platform.
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WhatsApp was created, revolving messaging.
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Instagram was launched, focusing on photo sharing.
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Mobile and Visual Content Boom
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Google+ was launched
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Snapchat was launched
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Vine launched
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Periscope (live-streaming)
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Current Social Media Trends
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Meta (formerly Facebook) shifted focus to the metaverse.
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Threads was created
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Meta (formerly Facebook) shifted focus to the metaverse.
