The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments
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APRIL 6, 2023
Tumblr and the age of the microblog (2007) In 2007, the social network described as “Twitter meets YouTube and WordPress” came a-tumblin’ along when 17-year-old David Karp launched Tumblr from his bedroom. Year of the Selfie (2014) Twitter proclaimed 2014 as the “ Year of the Selfie ” following Ellen DeGeneres’s Oscar photo.
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