Today I noticed a speaker biography for a forthcoming conference that included the fact the speaker had been using social media tools for 10 years. I didn’t think the bigger networks had been around that long. So, I thought I’d check some launch dates. I was wrong!
The ones I have chosen provide a mix of functions – they all have social functionality built into what they do . . .
1994
1997
- Sept – Google
1999
- March – Salesforce
- April – LiveJournal
- August – Blogger
2000
2001
2002
- November – Technorati
2003
2004
2005
2006
- July – Twitter
- Eventbrite
2007
- April – Tumblr
2008
2009
- March – Foursquare
2010
- October – Instagram
2011
- September – Google+
