Have you ever wondered when the various social media sites were launched as well as the popular messaging apps? When did FaceBook start? Whatsapp? Messenger?
I created this timeline to give a high-level overview to answer your questions.
| Social Networking | Messaging – Voice – Video calls | |
| 1997 | Sixdegrees.com founded – first social networking site – closed 2001 | AOL Messenger |
| 1998 | IRC | |
| 1999 | Livejournal – blogging and social network | Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger QQ – China |
| 2000 | Habbo – games based social network | |
| 2001 | Windows Messenger | |
| 2002 | Friendster – SN and gaming (closed 2015) |
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| 2003 | Hi5 MySpace WordPress – blogging |
Skype |
| 2004 | Facebook Orkut – (owned by Google) ended in 2014 FlickR – photo sharing |
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| 2005 | Qzone – China | |
| 2006 | Twitter Facebook introduces newsfeed YouTube acquired by Google |
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| 2007 | Tumblr – microblogging and social network | |
| 2008 | ||
| 2009 | Sina Weibo – Chinese microblogging | |
| 2010 | Pinterest – photo sharing website |
Kakaotalk Viber FaceTime (on iPhone 4) Kik |
| 2011 | Snapchat Google+ (GooglePlus) |
Microsoft acquires Skype Line Facebook Messenger |
| 2012 | Facebook goes public Tinder |
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| 2013 | Vine Instagram launches video sharing |
Google Hangouts |
| 2014 | ||
| 2015 | Periscope (later acquired by Twitter) | |
| 2016 | ||
| 2017 | ||
| 2018 | Nothing new recently! |
What do I use?
Which social networks and messaging apps do you use? This is what I use:
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, WordPress (This blog). (Click on the link to access my social media in a new window).
Messaging: Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, Viber, KakaoTalk, Line, Facetime.
The Blog of Charles 
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