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Key Dates of Major Internet Platforms

The document provides a timeline of the launch dates, origins, and creators of various significant internet platforms including the Internet, YouTube, Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, Tinder, and Snapchat. Each entry includes the launch date, the location of origin in the USA, and the key individuals involved in their creation. This highlights the evolution of social media and communication technologies from 1983 to 2012.

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Key Dates of Major Internet Platforms

The document provides a timeline of the launch dates, origins, and creators of various significant internet platforms including the Internet, YouTube, Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, Tinder, and Snapchat. Each entry includes the launch date, the location of origin in the USA, and the key individuals involved in their creation. This highlights the evolution of social media and communication technologies from 1983 to 2012.

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Internet

• Launch Date: 1 January 1983 (ARPANET se transition)


• Pehli jagah: USA (military research project)
• Banaya kisne: U.S. Department of Defense (ARPANET), key figure – Vint Cerf &
Bob Kahn

2. YouTube

• Launch Date: 14 February 2005


• Pehli jagah: USA (California)
• Banaya kisne: Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim (ex-PayPal employees)

3. Wikipedia

• Launch Date: 15 January 2001


• Pehli jagah: USA
• Banaya kisne: Jimmy Wales & Larry Sanger

4. FacebookLaunch Date: 4 February 2004

• Pehli jagah: Harvard University, USA


• Banaya kisne: Mark Zuckerberg (with friends: Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz,
Chris Hughes)

5. Twitter

• Launch Date: 21 March 2006 (first tweet)


• Pehli jagah: USA (San Francisco)
• Banaya kisne: Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, Noah Glass, Evan Williams

6. Instagram

• Launch Date: 6 October 2010


• Pehli jagah: USA
• Banaya kisne: Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger
7. WhatsApp

• Launch Date: January 2009


• Pehli jagah: USA (California)
• Banaya kisne: Jan Koum & Brian Acton

8. Tinder

• Launch Date: 12 September 2012


• Pehli jagah: USA
• Banaya kisne: Sean Rad, Jonathan Badeen, Justin Mateen, Joe Munoz, Dinesh
Moorjani

9. Snapchat

• Launch Date: July 2011 (as “Picaboo”)


• Pehli jagah: USA (Stanford University)
• Banaya kisne: Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, Reggie Brown

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