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Social media channels have been everywhere since the early 2000s, and it has been growing at exponential rates since then- Every day we spend 135 minutes on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Whatsapp. It’s hard to imagine a world without it, and we tend to think that before Facebook social media wasn’t really a thing. What if we told you it dates much further back than Facebook or even Myspace?<\/p>\n

Yes, and even past the first recognized social media site “Six Degrees”, founded in 1997 by Andrew Weinreich. Social media dates back as far as the early 1840s:\u00a0here’s an infographic from\u00a0Redpill<\/a>\u00a0which outlines the timeline of social media from 1844 to 2018.<\/p>\n

SMM History<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Year<\/th>\nEvent type<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1972<\/td>\nInvention<\/td>\nThe\u00a0discrete cosine transform<\/a>\u00a0(DCT) compression technique is proposed by\u00a0Nasir Ahmed<\/a>.[6]<\/a><\/sup>[7]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It has since become the most widely used\u00a0data compression<\/a>\u00a0algorithm on social media,[8]<\/a><\/sup>[9]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0enabling the practical transmission and\u00a0streaming<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0digital media<\/a>.[7]<\/a><\/sup>[10]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It is the basis for most media compression standards,[10]<\/a><\/sup>[11]<\/a><\/sup>[12]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0including\u00a0digital image<\/a>\u00a0formats such as\u00a0JPEG<\/a>\u00a0(1992),\u00a0video coding formats<\/a>\u00a0such as\u00a0H.26x<\/a>\u00a0(1988 onwards) and\u00a0MPEG<\/a>\u00a0(1993 onwards),[7]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0audio compression<\/a>\u00a0standards such as\u00a0Dolby Digital<\/a>\u00a0(1991)[13]<\/a><\/sup>[14]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0MP3<\/a>\u00a0(1994).[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>\nInvention<\/td>\nTalkomatic<\/a>\u00a0is created by Dave Woolley and Douglas Brown at the University of Illinois, as a multi-user chat room application. It is an instant sensation among users in the\u00a0PLATO System<\/a>‘s online community.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>\nInvention<\/td>\nTERM-Talk is created by the staff at the Computer-based Education Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois, as an instant-messaging application enabling any two users on the\u00a0PLATO system<\/a>\u00a0to conduct a live, character-by-character typed conversation on the bottom of the screen of their PLTO terminals. Soon many features would be added to it including “Monitor Mode,” enabling one user in the TERM-talk to share their own screen with the other user, to ask questions or point out something that they’re seeing. Years later this concept would be introduced as “Screen Sharing” or Remote Desktop Software.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>\nInvention<\/td>\nPLATO Notes is created by 17-year-old student Dave Woolley at the Computer-based Education Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois, as a conferencing and bulletin board forum system for communicating with the user community. In 1976, Notes expanded to enable any user to create a “notesfile” on any subject. PLATO Notes would serve as the inspiration for\u00a0Lotus Notes<\/a>\u00a0developed by former PLATO users Ray Ozzie, Len Kawell, and Tim Halvorsen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>\nInvention<\/td>\nARPANET<\/a>\u00a0evolved into the\u00a0Internet<\/a>\u00a0following the publication of the first\u00a0Transmission Control Protocol<\/a>\u00a0(TCP) specification,\u00a0RFC<\/a>\u00a0675<\/a>\u00a0(Specification of Internet Transmission Control Program<\/i>), written by\u00a0Vint Cerf<\/a>,\u00a0Yogen Dalal<\/a>\u00a0and Carl Sunshine.[15]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
circa 1980<\/td>\nMilestone<\/td>\nBulletin Board System (BBS)<\/a>\u00a0emerges as one of the earliest known forms of social media, and remains popular and under development until the late 1990s.[16]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\nInvention<\/td>\nFidoNet<\/a>\u00a0forms as BBSs start to exchange email in North America and later internationally.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nInvention<\/td>\nIRC rises from the roots of BBS (and was initially intended to extend it), offering a similar service and experience.[17]<\/a><\/sup>[18]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It has remained in use until this day.An example of a popular IRC client today is\u00a0mIRC<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nClassmates<\/a>, originally launched as a list of school affiliations, is launched in December 1995. The site, founded by Randy Conrads, later incorporated features to help former and current classmates find and contact each other online.\u00a0[19]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nICQ<\/a>\u00a0is released by\u00a0Israeli<\/a>\u00a0company\u00a0Mirabilis<\/a>.[20]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nBolt.com was started as the first social networking and video website.[21]<\/a><\/sup>[circular reference<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nLaunch, Milestone<\/td>\nSocial networking website\u00a0SixDegrees.com<\/a>\u00a0is created.[citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nAOL Instant Messenger is released.[20]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nOpen Diary<\/a>\u00a0launches the first social blogging network, inventing the reader comment and friends-only content.[22]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nICQ is acquired by\u00a0AOL<\/a>, and the service is patented.[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nSixDegrees.com is purchased by\u00a0YouthStream Media Networks<\/a>\u00a0for $125 million.[24]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nYahoo! Messenger<\/a>, another popular instant messaging service, launches.[20]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nMSN Messenger<\/a>\u00a0(also known as Windows Live Messenger), a popular messaging, video and voice calling service, launches.[20]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nLiveJournal<\/a>, an early\u00a0blogging<\/a>\u00a0platform and social network launches.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nHabbo<\/a>, a game-based social networking site, launches.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nDefunction<\/td>\nSixDegrees.com shuts down.[16]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nLaunch, Invention<\/td>\nWindows Messenger<\/a>\u00a0is released, and is shipped with\u00a0Windows XP<\/a>. This is an integrated version of MSN Messenger.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nSocial networking and gaming site\u00a0Friendster<\/a>\u00a0launches. The service would be popular in Asia and the Pacific Islands.[25]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nBusiness-oriented social networking service\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0launches.[26]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nSocial networking website\u00a0Hi5<\/a>\u00a0launches.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nAnother business-oriented social networking website,\u00a0XING<\/a>, launches. This service is more popular in Europe.[27]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nMyspace, one of the most popular social networking sites ever, launches.[28]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nSkype<\/a>, a very popular instant messaging and video\/voice calling service (VoIP<\/a>), launches.[29]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nLaunch, Milestone<\/td>\nFacebook<\/a>, the most popular social networking service to-date, launches. It now features a voice and video calling service, as well as a widely used instant messaging service.[30]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nFlickr<\/a>, an image and video hosting website, launches. Many users use Flickr to keep personal photos, and it is also widely used as a platform for hosting images and videos that are later embedded in other websites and services (such as blogs).[31]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nOrkut<\/a>, a social networking website owned by\u00a0Google<\/a>, launches.[32]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nTagged<\/a>, a social discovery website, launches.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nBebo<\/a>, a social networking website, launches.[33]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nMyspace is acquired by\u00a0News Corporation<\/a>\u00a0for $580 million.[34]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nQzone<\/a>, a Chinese social networking website, launches.[35]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nReddit<\/a>, an American social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website, launches.[36]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nRenren<\/a>, a Chinese social networking website, launches.[37]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nYahoo!<\/a>\u00a0acquires Flickr.[38]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nFacebook launches its photos feature with no restrictions on storage (but without the ability to tag friends).[39]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nDetroitCity<\/a>, DetroitCity was launched in June 2006 The first social networking site focused on a local area. Features included profiles for people, artists and venues. Music upload, streaming local music, free analytics for artists and businesses and customizable news widgets for importing local feeds.[citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nTwitter<\/a>, one of the most popular social networking sites worldwide, launches. This website was very popular in Brazil and India.[40]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nVK<\/a>\u00a0(VKontakte), an extremely popular Russian-based social networking service that resembles Facebook, launches. This service is very popular in Europe.[41]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nFacebook launches News Feed. The original news feed is an algorithmically generated and constantly refreshing summary of updates about the activities of one’s friends.[42]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nTumblr<\/a>, a popular\u00a0microblogging<\/a>\u00a0and social networking website, launches.[43]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nFriendFeed<\/a>, a real-time social media\u00a0feed aggregator<\/a>, launches.[44]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nJustin.tv<\/a>, a\u00a0live-streaming<\/a>\u00a0that allowed anyone to broadcast video online, launches.[45]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nAOL buys Bebo for $850 million.[34]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nFriendFeed is acquired by Facebook for $15 million in cash, and $32.5 million in stock.[46]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nSina Weibo<\/a>, a Chinese\u00a0microblogging<\/a>\u00a0website, launches.[47]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nPinterest<\/a>, a photo sharing website, launches. This services allows users to submit images or “pins”, then other users can “pin” them on personalized “pinboards”. Users can then comment on each other’s content and interact with it.[48]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nAOL sells ICQ to\u00a0Mail.Ru<\/a>\u00a0(formerly known as Digital Sky Technologies) for $185 million.[49]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nBebo is sold by AOL to\u00a0Criterion Capital Partners<\/a>.[50]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nInstagram<\/a>, a photo\/video sharing and social media service, launches.[51]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nPath<\/a>, a social networking-enabled photo sharing and messaging service for mobile devices, launches.[52]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nQuora<\/a>, a popular question-and-answer platform, launches.[53]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nSnapchat<\/a>, a photo\/video sharing and social media service, launches.[54]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nMicrosoft<\/a>\u00a0acquires\u00a0Skype Technologies<\/a>\u00a0for $8.5 billion.[55]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nGoogle+<\/a>, a social networking service, launches.[56]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nKeek<\/a>, a video sharing and social media service, launches.[57]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nMyspace is sold to\u00a0Specific Media<\/a>\u00a0by News Corp. for $35 million.[58]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nLinkedIn files for an\u00a0IPO<\/a>\u00a0and trades its first shares under the NYSE symbol “LNKD”, at $45 per share.[59]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nTwitch<\/a>, a live-streaming service that is popular worldwide, launches. This service is a spin-off from Justin.tv, as it is more focused on broadcasting users playing\u00a0video games<\/a>.[60]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nTwitter overhauls its website to feature the “Fly” design, which the service says is easier for new users to follow and promotes advertising. In addition to the\u00a0Home<\/i>\u00a0tab, the\u00a0Connect<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Discover<\/i>\u00a0tabs are introduced along with a redesigned profile and timeline of Tweets.[61]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nLaunch, Milestone<\/td>\nFacebook goes public, negotiating a share price of $38 apiece, valuing the company at $104 billion, the largest valuation to date for a newly listed public company.[62]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nSnapchat launches video sharing, allowing users to share 10 second videos.[63]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nTinder<\/a>, a widely popular dating-oriented social networking service, launches.[64]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nFacebook acquires Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock.[65]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nLaunch, Acquisition<\/td>\nVine<\/a>, a widely popular video sharing and social media service, launches shortly after being acquired by Twitter for $30 million.[66]<\/a><\/sup>[67]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nTwitter files for its IPO, and begins trading on the\u00a0New York Stock Exchange<\/a>. The share closed at US$44.90, giving the company a valuation of around US$31 billion.[68]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nInstagram launches video sharing.[69]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nBebo is purchased from Criterion Capitol Partners for $1 million by Bebo’s founders.[70]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nInstant messaging and video\/voice calling service\u00a0Google Hangouts<\/a>\u00a0launches.[71]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nLaunch *<\/td>\nMyspace re-launches, coming out with a re-designed website, and a mobile app.[72]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nDefunction<\/td>\nJustin.tv shuts downs to focus work on Twitch.[73]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nMusical.ly<\/a>, a lip-syncing app, launches.[74]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nSnapchat launches collaborative timelines based on events.[75]<\/a><\/sup>[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nAmazon<\/a>\u00a0acquires Twitch for $970 million.[77]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nDefunction<\/td>\nOrkut is shut down by Google.[78]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nDefunction, Milestone<\/td>\nFriendster shuts down due to “the evolving landscape in our challenging industry” and lack of engagement by the online community.[79]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nPinterest announces the launch of Buyable Pins, a special type of pin that can be used to make purchases within Pinterest itself. When users select a Buyable Pin, they have the option of choosing the item they wish to buy (for instance, choosing between different dress sizes and colors), and they can then make the purchase within the app using a variety of payment methods, including\u00a0Apple Pay<\/a>. Launch partners include\u00a0Shopify<\/a>\u00a0and Demandware. The buyable pins are free to use, and Pinterest does not take a cut of the purchases made. However, Pinterest intends to allow sellers to promote buyable pins just as they can promote other pins.[80]<\/a><\/sup>[81]<\/a><\/sup>[82]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nLaunch, Acquisition<\/td>\nPeriscope<\/a>, a live video sharing app, launches shortly after being acquired by Twitter.[83]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nLaunch *<\/td>\nBebo re-launches as a messaging app for iOS and Android.[84]<\/a><\/sup>[85]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nBeme<\/a>, a short video sharing app, launches. The creators are\u00a0Casey Neistat<\/a>\u00a0and Matt Hackett.[86]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nDiscord<\/a>\u00a0a free instant messaging and video\/voice calling service (VoIP<\/a>) designed for the gaming community, launches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nMeerkat<\/a>, an application similar to Periscope, launches.[87]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nMicrosoft says it will be acquiring LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, and is expected to finalize the deal by the end of 2016.[88]<\/a><\/sup>[89]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nTime Inc.<\/a>\u00a0buys Myspace and its parent company.[90]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nDefunction, Milestone<\/td>\nYahoo! discontinues its services for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris clients in early August 2016. It will now only support Yahoo! Messenger on\u00a0Android<\/a>,\u00a0iOS<\/a>, and web clients.[91]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nDefunction<\/td>\nVine announced that Twitter would be discontinuing the Vine mobile app, later renamed to “Vine Camera”.[92]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nCNN<\/a>\u00a0acquires Beme, with the terms of acquisition remaining undisclosed.[93]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nAcquisition<\/td>\nByteDance<\/a>\u00a0acquires\u00a0Musical.ly<\/a>\u00a0for $1 billion.[94]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nMilestone<\/td>\nSnapchat files for its IPO, and begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The share closed at 24.48, giving the company a valuation of around US$33 billion.[95]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nTikTok<\/a>, a short video sharing and social media service, launches.[96]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\nCo\u2013Star<\/a>, an astrological social networking service, launches.[97]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nDefunction<\/td>\nBeme shuts down on January 31, following its acquisition by CNN in 2016.[98]<\/a><\/sup>[93]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nDefunction<\/td>\nYahoo! Messenger shuts down on July 17, 2018.[99]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nDefunction<\/td>\nMusical.ly shuts down and migrates its users to\u00a0TikTok<\/a>.[100]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nDefunction<\/td>\nPath announces the termination of its service on September 17, 2018.[101]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Its closure takes place nearly a month later, on October 18, 2018.[101]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nDefunction<\/td>\nGoogle+ shuts down in April 2019 due to low user engagement and an API flaw.[102]<\/a><\/sup>[103]<\/a><\/sup>[104]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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