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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. Periscope became the go-to app for streaming and watching live events. Hot or Not is rumored to have influenced the creators of Facebook and YouTube and nurtured millions of insecurities.

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The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

And well, they say that social media is the new link exchange, so instead of asking for an old-fashioned link (which might have worked in 2002), consider using a more viable strategy for this modern time period. I get a lot of event invites since I happen to have a number of friends who are musicians and theater people.

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