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Saksham (सक्षम) MPPSC Foundation
Batch 2024-2025
DAILY
CLASS NOTES
Computer
Lecture – 05
Social Networking Platforms
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Social Networking Platforms
Social networking site
❖ Social media networking refers to the practice of expanding one's social and/or
professional contacts by connecting with people through social media platforms.
❖ It has become an integral part of modern communication and has significantly
influenced the way individuals and businesses interact and build relationships.
❖ Social networking is a term coined by J.S. Barless in 1950
❖ Examples of social networking sites are Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter,
TikTok, etc.
History of Social Media
❖ Samuel Morse transmitted the first electrical message via telegraph in 1844.
❖ ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, was created in 1969.
❖ Social media began with the introduction of the World Wide Web in 1989.
❖ Six Degrees was the first recognizable social media network in 1997.
❖ Friendster was launched in 2001, popularizing Internet networking.
❖ LiveJournal and Blogger introduced blogging on the Internet in 1999.
❖ LinkedIn was launched in 2003 as a professional networking platform.
❖ MySpace became famous as a music-sharing platform in 2003.
❖ Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004.
❖ Orkut's social networking site launched in 2004
❖ Reddit and YouTube were launched in 2005.
❖ Twitter and Tumblr emerged as microblogging sites in 2006.
❖ WhatsApp chat social networking site was launched in 2009.
❖ Instagram and Pinterest began focusing on visual content in the 2010s.
❖ Snapchat introduced short-form video-sharing in 2011.
❖ Google+ entered the world of social media in 2012 but was eventually discontinued.
❖ TikTok was launched in 2016 and quickly gained popularity in the United States.
Netiquette -
❖ Polite behavior during email, video conferencing, chatting, etc. is called netiquette.
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Flame-
❖ The use of abusive language during email, video
conferencing, chatting, etc. is called flame.
Acronyms
❖ Abbreviations used during email, newsgroup, group
chatting, etc. are called acronyms.
As-
Acronyms Meaning
LOL Laugh out loud
OMG Oh My God
TC Take Care
ASAP As soon As Possible
BTW By the Way
GOAT Greatest of All Time
Emoticon -
❖ Expressing your emotions with the help of letters and symbols during email and
chatting is called an emoticon.
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Netizen -
❖ A person who uses the Internet regularly is called a netizen.
Some major social media platforms
Name Founder and fact Logo
Establishment
Facebook Founder – Mark Facebook was initially
Zuckerberg Founded – launched for Harvard
4 February 2004 University.
Headquarters – Menlo 2016 Facebook Live was
Park, California launched.
An account can be created
on Facebook after the age
of 13 years.
The number of active users
of Facebook in India is
around 315 million.
Facebook is controlled by
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Meta Company
This is a free facility that
runs through the Internet
LinkedIn Founders- Reid It is mainly used for
Hoffman, Jean-Luc professional networking, in
Vaillant, Constantin which employers post jobs
Gerik, Eric Lee, Alan and job seekers post their
Blue CVs.
Established - 5 may
2003
Headquarters –
Sanibel, California
youtube Founders - Javed It is a video-sharing
Kareem, Chad Hurley, platform that allows users
Steve Chen to upload, share, and
Established – 14 watch videos.
February 2005
Headquarters –
California, USA
Twitter Founders – Jack It is a microblogging
Dorsey, Evan Williams, platform.
Biz Stone, Noah Glass
Established - 21 March
2006
In October 2023, this
company was bought
by Space One owner
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Elon Musk and its
name was changed to
Instagram Founders – Kevin It is a photo and video-
Systrom, Michelle sharing platform.
Krieger
Established - 6 October
2010
Headquarters –
California, USA
Acquired by Facebook
in 2012
Friendster Founder – Jonathan It was one of the earliest
Abrams social networking websites.
Established – 2002 Friendster allows users to
Headquarters – connect with friends, post
California, USA photos, and share
messages.
Google+ Founders – Larry Page, Google+ was a social
Sergey Brin networking platform
Established – 2011 launched by Google.
Headquarters –
Mountain View,
California
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WhatsApp Founder – Jaan Koum Acquired by Facebook
brian acton (Meta) in 2014
Established – February
2009
Headquarters –
California, USA
Snapchat Founders – Evan It allows users to send
Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, photos and videos that
Reggie Brown Founded disappear after being
– September 2011 viewed by the recipient.
Headquarters – Santa
Monica California
Telegram Founders – Pavel Telegram stores your
Durov, Nikolai Durov messages, photos, videos,
Established – August and documents in the
2013 cloud, so you can access
Headquarters – Dubai, your data from multiple
United Arab Emirates devices.
Normal Telegram user can
transfer files up to 2GB
Koo Founders - Aprameya Indian microblogging and
Radhakrishna, Mayank social networking service.
Bidawatka It allows writing blogs in
Established - 1 March four languages
2020
Headquarters –
Bangalore, India
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Spark Founder – Sumit It is a video sharing Indian
Ghosh Established – mobile app. Users can add
November 2018 virtual filters and effects.
Headquarters –
Bangalore, India
Pinterest Founder – Ben Pinterest is an American
Silverman image sharing and social
Established – media service designed to
December 2009 enable people to save and
Headquarters – St. search information
Francisco US (especially "ideas") such as
recipes, home, style,
inspiration, and motivation
on the Internet using
small-scale images. Has
gone
Blog Founder – Pyra Labs There is a blog hosting
Established – 23 service which is provided
August 1999 by Google Blogger
Headquarters – program, through which
California USA bloggers can create their
new blogs quickly.
It was purchased by
Google in 2003. With its help, domain
name and hosting remain
available for free as long as
the blogger wishes.
Bloggers can also earn
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income from their blog
through Google's AdSense
program.
Snapchat Founders – Bobby It is a mobile app for
Murphy, Reggie Brown sending photos and
and Evan Spiegel messages.
Established – 16 One of its specialties is that
September 2011 any message sent in it gets
Headquarters – Los automatically erased.
Angeles USA
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