Questions & Answers
Browse all 25 questions from the
History of Social Media study set below.
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1
Which platform is widely considered the first recognizable social media site, launched in 1997?
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A
SixDegrees
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B
MySpace
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C
Friendster
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D
Facebook
2
In what year was the social media platform Facebook officially launched by Mark Zuckerberg?
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A
2002
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B
2004
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C
2006
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D
2008
3
Which microblogging platform, launched in 2006, famously limited posts to 140 characters?
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A
Tumblr
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B
Reddit
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C
Twitter
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D
Pinterest
4
What was the primary focus of the platform LinkedIn when it was launched in 2003?
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A
Photo sharing
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B
Video streaming
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C
Professional networking
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D
Online gaming
5
Which video-sharing platform was created in 2005 by three former PayPal employees?
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A
Vimeo
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B
YouTube
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C
DailyMotion
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D
Twitch
6
MySpace became the most popular social networking site in the world during which year?
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A
2001
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B
2003
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C
2006
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D
2010
7
Which platform was originally launched in 2010 as a photo-sharing application exclusively for iOS?
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A
Instagram
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B
Snapchat
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C
TikTok
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D
Flickr
8
What feature did Snapchat introduce in 2013 that fundamentally changed how users interacted with temporary content?
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A
Live streaming
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B
Stories
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C
Direct messaging
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D
Group video calls
9
Which social media platform, known for its short-form mobile videos, was launched globally in 2018 after merging with Musical.ly?
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A
Vine
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B
TikTok
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C
Triller
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D
Lasso
10
Before its integration into YouTube, what was the primary format of content shared on the platform Vine?
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A
Six-second looping videos
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B
Long-form documentaries
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C
Text-based status updates
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D
Photo albums
11
Which company acquired Instagram for approximately $1 billion in 2012?
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A
Google
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B
Twitter
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C
Microsoft
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D
Facebook
12
What was the name of the instant messaging service that popularized 'buddy lists' and emojis in the late 1990s?
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A
ICQ
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B
AOL Instant Messenger
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C
MSN Messenger
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D
Yahoo! Messenger
13
Which platform was founded in 2005 as a social news aggregation and discussion website?
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A
Digg
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B
Reddit
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C
StumbleUpon
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D
Slashdot
14
Which platform, launched in 2010, is primarily used for 'pinning' images to virtual boards for inspiration?
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A
Pinterest
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B
Tumblr
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C
DeviantArt
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D
Behance
15
Which early social media site allowed users to list 'friends' and create profiles before being acquired by News Corp in 2005?
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A
Friendster
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B
Orkut
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C
MySpace
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D
Bebo
16
Which platform was created by Google in 2011 to compete with Facebook, though it was eventually shut down in 2019?
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A
Google Plus
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B
Google Buzz
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C
Google Wave
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D
Google Circles
17
Which messaging app, launched in 2009, was later acquired by Meta (Facebook) in 2014?
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A
Telegram
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B
WhatsApp
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C
Signal
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D
Viber
18
What type of content was Tumblr most famous for hosting between its launch in 2007 and its decline?
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A
Professional resumes
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B
Long-form blogging and reblogging
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C
Real-time news updates
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D
E-commerce sales
19
Which platform, founded in 2002, was popular for its 'circles' of friends and 'testi-monials'?
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A
Friendster
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B
MySpace
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C
Orkut
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D
Hi5
20
In 2004, what university served as the initial exclusive network for Facebook users?
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A
Stanford
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B
Harvard
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C
MIT
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D
Yale
21
Which platform introduced the 'hashtag' as a way to categorize and track topics in 2007?
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A
Facebook
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B
Instagram
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C
Twitter
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D
Google+
22
Which app, released in 2011, introduced the concept of disappearing messages?
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A
WhatsApp
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B
Snapchat
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C
Telegram
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D
Kik
23
Which platform was bought by Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2 billion to expand its professional networking reach?
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A
LinkedIn
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B
GitHub
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C
Slack
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D
Zoom
24
Which popular social platform's name is a portmanteau of 'insta' and 'telegram'?
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A
Instagram
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B
Instafeed
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C
Telegram
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D
InstaGrammar
25
What social media giant was founded by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams?
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A
Facebook
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B
Twitter
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C
Reddit
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D
Pinterest
