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MySpace becomes the first major social media platform for connecting with friends, sharing music and creating personal profiles.
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Facebook, while initially just for Harvard students, began a global social networking revolution.
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Video sharing goes mainstream with YouTube and user-generated content explodes. I personally don’t remember YouTube being a big influence in my life until I was in elementary school. Some prominent YouTube channels I remember are Kid History and Studio C.
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Twitter launches and the world will never be the same. On a real note, microblogging and real-time communication become super popular because of Twitter.
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Photo sharing becomes social media’s visual focus.
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Snapchat changed, yet another way we communicate with each other.
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This marks the era of Social media consolidation.
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Social media becomes more curated; influencers rise.
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Facebook Live, Periscope, and Twitch create real-time video experiences.
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Facebook has since revealed that 126 million Americans were exposed to content by Russian agents during the 2016 election.
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Data privacy becomes a major global issue for internet platforms.
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Short-form video begins dominating social media trends.
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Global adoption accelerates; new trends emerge.
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Push toward virtual reality/metaverse; reflects tech industry ambitions.
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Meta introduces a text-based competitor to Twitter/X.
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ChatGPT, DALL-E, and AI tools begin shaping social media content creation.
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Reels, Shorts, TikTok remain central to engagement.