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This page is a timeline of social media. Major launches, milestones, and other major events are included. Bulletin board systems (BBS) and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) were popular during this time period, and IRC is still widely used today.[1][2] The WELL, established in 1985, is one of the oldest still-operating online communities. Its name is an acronym for "Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, coined by Stewart Brand, creator of the Whole Earth Catalog.[citation needed] With advances in smartphone technology, almost all social media services now have their own mobile apps.[5] An asterisk (*) indicates relaunches.

Timeline of social media - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This page is a timeline of social media . Major launches, milestones, and other major events are included. Overview by decade [ edit ] Decade Description 1970s and prior The PLATO system [ 1 ] (developed at the University of Illinois and subsequently commercially marketed by Control Data Corporation ) offers early forms of social media with Notes, PLATO's message-forum application; TERM-talk, its instant-messaging feature; Talkomatic , [ 2 ] perhaps the first online chat room; News Report

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