The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments
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APRIL 6, 2023
For example, the PLATO system, developed by the University of Illinois in 1970, had many features of an early social media network but was largely used in academia. Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. The actual answer to “when was the first social media site launched” is debatable.
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