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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. Myspace: “A place for friends” (2003) Friendster rival Myspace (originally styled as MySpace) quickly became the go-to site for millions of hip teens. It was so popular that Apple awarded the app the iOS app of the year in 2015.

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A Brief History of Social Media [Infographic]

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The Top 8, Birth of Facebook, and 140 Characters: 2003-2009. In 2003, Myspace launched and took off across the web. A Not-So-Distant Past: 2010-2015. In 2012, Facebook launched their mobile ads program, and also acquired Instagram. But to better understand where we’re going, we need to look at where we’ve been.