17 Feb 2012
INFOGRAPHIC: The History Of Social Media (1978-2012)
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Social media? That’s all Twitter and Facebook, right? And didn’t it start in the last few years?
Not so. Despite appearances, the history of social media traces back as far as the late 1970s, when computer hobbyists Ward Christensen and Randy Suess invented the bulletin board system (BBS). The launch of the Mosaic web browser in 1993 gave birth to the world wide web, and from here we never looked back. From Geocities and Blogger in the late 90s, through to Friendster and MySpace in at the turn of the millennium, the path to present day social stalwarts Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and the white-hot Pinterest, is littered with success and failure, innovation and disappointment.
This infographic takes a closer look at the history of social media, circa 1978-2012.
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2 Responses to “INFOGRAPHIC: The History Of Social Media (1978-2012)”
10 April 2012 20:24
Social media is where millions of people spend most of their time. You can easily promote your site online by networking and gaining some connections. This also drive traffics and visitors.
SEO Philippines
24 May 2012 01:41
I was impressed with the info graphics. I did not know that the history of social media is as interesting as this.
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