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MySpace
MySpace is a social network created by Timothy Vanderhook that offers an interactive, user-submitted, network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. This website was popular throughout the mid-late 2000's. Website used: wikipedia.com -
Facebook
Facebook is one of the most popular social media sites. Facebook was originally created by Mark Zuckerberg, that was used for Harvard college students to use as a network to find people and connect with classmates outside of class. After this, it became widely popular from Boston colleges to around the world. Facebook is used by many for status updates, posting pictures, IMing to different people and family members and keeping up to date with their online friends. Website used: newyorker.com -
Twitter
Twitter is a website consited of "tweets" that are expressions of a moment or idea. Tweets can contain text, pictures, or videos. There are ways to reply, retweet, favorite or use hashtags to group your tweet with other tweets in the website. Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey and is one of the most popular social media platforms today. Twitter is known for its short, 140 character interactions, but its also used to distribute various information fast. Website used: about.twitter.com -
Instagram
Instagram is an online mobile sharing, video sharing, and social networking website/app that enables its users to take pictures and videos and share them on a variety of social networking platforms. It was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger and it is one of the most popular social media platforms today. Website used: wikipedia.com -
Snapchat
Snapchat was the first mobile app tp provide quick 10 second videos/pictures to be seen and automatically deleates after the other person has seen it and gives you a notification if a person has taking a snapshot of the content. It was created by Bobby Murphy and is very popluar with celebrties updating their "SnapStory" and is popular amoung others as well to send content to friends. -
Vine
Created by Dom Hoffman, Rus Yusupov, and Colin Kroll. Vine is a mobile app that allows users to post 6 second videos to their followers. Vine became popular in the middle of 2014, where many "Vine Stars" were made and they became very popular on the app. Vine was bought out by Twitter in October 2012 for $30Million.
