The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments
Hootsuite
APRIL 6, 2023
It became widely popularized in North America in 2019, at about the same time Lil Nas X released Old Town Road on the platform, which quickly went viral. They also debuted Reels , an Instagram video feature , in 2019. Registering its one-millionth user that same year, the site became just “ Facebook ” in 2005.
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