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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Friendster (2002) Launched in 2002, Friendster was originally going to be a dating site that would help set up people with friends in common. Foursquare’s geolocation API was used for geofilters and location tagging in apps like Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram. They earned virtual mayorships while they were at it.

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Paywall for News.com and Online Community Social Media

Laurel Papworth

Eye Witness: On October 11, 2002 there was a bombing at a shopping mall in Myyrmanni, Finland in which 7 were killed including children and 166 injured. You can read the newspaper reports about it OR you can read Juha Haataja : I and my youngest daughter were lucky yesterday, Friday, October 11th, 2002. It all gets very confusing.

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Social Pros 20 – Katie Morse, Billboard

Convince & Convert

” Jay : You’re not using a CRM system like Salesforce or Argyle’s new API? Jill : Yeah, I’ve been a fan since 2002. They both actually work in the restaurant industry, which may not seem analogous to music at all. We love your stuff.” Shameless plug. To tie that into the CRM system. Jay : Nice.

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