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Alda KrizylMay B. Research Information Age

The document discusses the development of the Internet and social media. It explains that the Internet was originally developed in the 1970s by the Department of Defense to allow computers to communicate in case of an attack. In the 1990s, the World Wide Web was created, largely for commercial purposes, allowing companies to advertise online and people to purchase products. New forms of communication also emerged, like email, which allowed convenient messaging between individuals. The document then provides a brief history of major social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, and TikTok, noting their founding dates and growth in users.

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Alda KrizylMay B. Research Information Age

The document discusses the development of the Internet and social media. It explains that the Internet was originally developed in the 1970s by the Department of Defense to allow computers to communicate in case of an attack. In the 1990s, the World Wide Web was created, largely for commercial purposes, allowing companies to advertise online and people to purchase products. New forms of communication also emerged, like email, which allowed convenient messaging between individuals. The document then provides a brief history of major social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, and TikTok, noting their founding dates and growth in users.

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Krizyl May B.

Alda BSBA II-5

Ma’am Chatty Garcia April 22, 2021

Research Activity. Living in the Information Age

Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans living in the


1990s. From the beginning of the decade until the end, new forms of
entertainment, commerce, research, work, and communication became
commonplace in the United States. The driving force behind much of this
change was an innovation popularly known as the Internet.

Personal computers had become widespread by the end of the 1980s. Also
available was the ability to connect these computers over local or even national
networks. Through a device called a modem, individual users could link their
computer to a wealth of information using conventional phone lines. What lay
beyond the individual computer was a vast domain of information known as
cyberspace.

The INTERNET was developed during the 1970s by the Department of Defense.


In the case of an attack, military advisers suggested the advantage of being
able to operate one computer from another terminal. 

In the early 1990s, the WORLD WIDE WEB was developed, in large part, for
commercial purposes. Corporations created home pages where they could place
text and graphics to sell products. Soon airline tickets, hotel reservations,
books, and even cars and homes could be purchased online. Colleges and
universities posted research data on the Internet, so students could find
valuable information without leaving their dormitories.

New forms of communication were introduced. ELECTRONIC MAIL, or EMAIL,


was a convenient way to send a message to associates or friends. Messages
could be sent and received at the convenience of the individual. 

Facebook

Launched in 2004 by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, it has nearly 1.7


billion users — including 69% of U.S. adults, according to Pew Research.

Reddit
Launched in 2005 by Massachusetts 20-somethings Steve Huffman and Alexis
Ohanian as a news-sharing platform, its 300 million users have transformed
Reddit into a combination news aggregation/social commentary site. Its
popularity is based on the ability to “up-vote” and “down-vote” user posts.

 Social Media Examiner: How to Market on Reddit: A Guide for


Businesses 
Twitter

Founded in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and others as a
microblogging site, by 2020, 22% of U.S. adults were Twitter users, according
to Pew Research.

Instagram

Founded in 2010 by Stanford graduate Kevin Systrom as a photo-sharing site


and purchased by Facebook in 2012, Instagram has more than 1 billion users
worldwide.

Pinterest

Founded in 2010 by iPhone app developer Ben Silbermann as a visual “pin


board,” Pinterest became a publicly traded company in 2019 and has more
than 335 million active monthly users.

Snapchat

Founded in 2011 by a trio of Stanford students — Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown,


and Bobby Murphy — this video-sharing service introduced the concept of
“stories,” or serialized short videos, and “filters,” run for informative digital
effects, often based on location.

TikTok

Founded in 2016 by Chinese tech company ByteDance, this short-form video-


sharing site was merged with the U.S.-based mobile app Musical.ly in 2018
and became popular with American teens and young adults. As of early 2020,
it had more than 800 million users worldwide.

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