The History of Social Media
An Infographic detailing the history of social media
In our everyday conversations, we talk about social media as though it started just a few years ago. Not so fast, forms of social media has been around since 1844. One would say, well it's not the same as, say Instagram or Facebook. Well, it has certainly changed, but the basic tenet is the same. Sharing information across a platform as a way of being socially conscientious.
Here is the official definition:
"Social media is a type of online media that expedites conversation as opposed to traditional media, which delivers content but doesn't allow readers/viewers/listeners to participate in the creation or development of the content". As defined by The Balance Small BusinessI was pleasantly surprised to find several different interpretations of the definition of social media, however, the basic understanding was quite uniformed. So, let's get back to looking at the long arch of social media historically. It started back in 1844 with the following:
The Infographic History Timeline
A telegraph being sent to Washington, DC - 1844
Advance Research Projects Agency Network (ARPAN) connection Universities on a pro-internet - 1969
Start of Social Sites - 19997
Creativity and status blogs - 1999
Friendster - 2002
Link up with business - 2003
Google created its on email service & Facebook begins - 2004
The birth of YouTube - 2005
MySpace was booming - 2006
Twitter - 2010
The launch of Snapchat - 2011
Short videos - 2013
Virtual Reality...2018
