The Three Decade Story of Social Media in a Nutshell and What is the Best X Alternative - Politics, Policy, Political Views

The Three Decade Story of Social Media in a Nutshell and What is the Best X Alternative

The birth of social media was arguably in 2002, when Friendster was launched. A year later, arrived, and every Gen Xer, including me and many Millennials jumped on board.

The Three Decade Story of Social Media in a Nutshell and What is the Best X Alternative - Politics, Policy, Political Views

Credit: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Blanton The birth of social media was arguably in 2002, when Friendster was launched. A year later, MySpace arrived, and every Gen Xer, including me and many Millennials jumped on board. Then came Facebook in 2004, which has been an ever-present force for over 20 years. And how about YouTube? It started in November 2005 and was sold just 11 months later to Google for $1.6 billion! I know that today it’…