Questions & Answers
Browse all 20 questions from the
Social Media History: A Chronological Journey study set below.
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1
Which website is widely considered the first recognizable social media platform, launched in 1997?
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A
SixDegrees.com
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B
Friendster
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C
MySpace
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D
LiveJournal
2
In what year did Mark Zuckerberg launch 'TheFacebook' exclusively for Harvard students?
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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 platform, acquired by Google in 2006, was a pioneer in video-based social interaction?
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A
Vimeo
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B
Dailymotion
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C
YouTube
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D
Metacafe
4
What was the original character limit for posts on Twitter when it debuted in 2006?
5
Which photo-sharing application was acquired by Facebook for approximately $1 billion in 2012?
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A
Pinterest
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B
Flickr
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C
Tumblr
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D
Instagram
6
LinkedIn was launched in 2003 with a specific focus on what primary demographic?
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A
Professional networking
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B
Gaming communities
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C
Music sharing
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D
Academic research
7
Which microblogging platform was founded in 2007 by David Karp and later sold to Yahoo?
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A
WordPress
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B
Blogger
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C
Tumblr
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D
Medium
8
Before its integration into the Facebook ecosystem, which app popularized the 'Stories' format?
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A
Vine
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B
Snapchat
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C
Periscope
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D
WhatsApp
9
What was the name of the social networking site launched by Google in 2011 to compete with Facebook?
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A
Google Buzz
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B
Google Plus
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C
Orkut
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D
Google Wave
10
Which social media platform, known for its short-form looping videos, was shut down by Twitter in 2017?
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A
Byte
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B
Musical.ly
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C
Vine
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D
Periscope
11
In 2005, what was the first video uploaded to YouTube titled?
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A
Me at the zoo
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B
My first video
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C
Trip to the museum
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D
Cat playing piano
12
Which social network was created by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe and became the most visited site in the US by 2006?
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A
Friendster
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B
MySpace
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C
Xanga
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D
Bebo
13
WhatsApp was founded in 2009 by two former employees of which company?
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A
Yahoo!
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B
Microsoft
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C
AOL
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D
Apple
14
Which platform was originally launched as a 'digital pinboard' in 2010?
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A
Tumblr
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B
Pinterest
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C
Instagram
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D
Behance
15
What major social media company went public with the largest tech IPO in history at the time in 2012?
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A
Twitter
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B
Facebook
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C
LinkedIn
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D
Groupon
16
Which platform introduced the 'Hashtag' feature to group conversations 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
Flickr
17
Before Facebook became global, what was the primary requirement for users to join in early 2004?
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A
An invitation from a member
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B
A Harvard University email address
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C
A government-issued ID
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D
A donation to the foundation
18
Which professional networking site, founded by Reid Hoffman, focused on 'degrees of connection'?
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A
Xing
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B
LinkedIn
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C
Plaxo
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D
Ryze
19
Which platform was launched in 2004 by a group of Harvard students as a competitor to the Facebook network?
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A
ConnectU
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B
Multiply
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C
Hi5
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D
Tagged
20
The term 'Social Media' gained widespread popularity following the emergence of which 'Web 2.0' era phenomenon?
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A
The Dot-com bubble
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B
The rise of blogging and user-generated content
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C
The introduction of mobile broadband
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D
The invention of the smartphone
