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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. Slack offers workers a place to socialize online within corporations and industry professionals a place to socialize with others in similar Slack groups. RIP to Periscope, 2015-2021.

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Paywall for News.com and Online Community Social Media

Laurel Papworth

As tomorrow is an historic day – The Australian and other news.com sites move behind the paywall – what WILL we pay for, what SHOULD we pay for and what OTHER revenues streams are being missed by News.com refusal to build online communities around their content? The Function of News in Community.