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Top 10 Powerful Moments That Shaped Social Media History Over the Last 20 Years

Buffer Social

In light of #SMDay (6/30/2017) , we’re teaming up with Bitly to share stories and celebrate the positive impact that social media has had on individuals, businesses, and the globe over the last 20 glorious years – all using the hashtag #impactofsocial. One small tweet began the Twitter revolution. It changed everything.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

2005 marked the apex of Myspace. Gaining traction: LinkedIn, YouTube, and WordPress (and more) arrive (2003-2005) In 2003, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facemash, described as Harvard University’s answer to Hot or Not. Registering its one-millionth user that same year, the site became just “ Facebook ” in 2005.

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#MySMCStory: Social Media Club and Me

Ari Herzog

facebooking since 2005, and tweeting since 2008, and, partially because people kept coming up to me and telling me they followed my blog or enjoyed my tweets, I knew I was respected as a thought leader. Right around this time I also got involved in the very first PodCamp and first logged on to Twitter, but this is about Social Media Club.

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A Brief History of Social Media [Infographic]

Oktopost

In 2005, the platform was rolled out to university students across the country, looking much different than it does today. In 2006, Twitter joined the social media sphere with an interesting niche: you could only publish micro posts of 140 characters or fewer. Let’s take a look at the history of social media. 2008-2009. 2012-2015.

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The Silent Rise of LinkedIn to 500M Members: What Marketers Need to Know for 2018 [SSM069]

Buffer Social

2011 (140M members): LinkedIn goes public. Between 2011 and 2017, LinkedIn’s user base grew from 140 million to 500 million – shattering the growth rate in previous periods. We would all love to say hello to you on social media – especially Twitter! Hailley on Twitter. Brian on Twitter.

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Common Social Media Questions and Answers All Marketers Should Know

Hootsuite

This is a mental health reminder for Marketing Twitter. YouTube: February 14, 2005. Twitter: March 21, 2006. Snapchat: September 16, 2011. As of February 2021, the list of sites banned in Mainland China includes Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit, WhatsApp, Snapchat, and YouTube.

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It’s 2015 and #PRDiversity Is Still An Issue

Waxing UnLyrical

That percentage has doubled since 2005. As of 2011, the BLS reported that only 8.7 Dedicated hashtag #PRDiversity for continued conversation. As soon as Caitlin’s Vanity Fair cover was published and her new Twitter account, @Caitlyn_Jenner , was launched, GLAAD released an updated tip sheet for journalists.

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