Thousands of social media apps and websites began to emerge over the past decade. Spotify, Ping, Foursquare and many other platforms joined the social media market. The most prominent social media revolution of the 21st century begins in 2009.
In 2010, Instagram was one of the few apps which gave fierce competition to Facebook. In this platform, users can share, upload and create photos. In the age of selfies, Instagram instantly became popular among the masses. In 2011, a new revolutionary feature hit the Social Media industry. Now you can see stories in almost every social media platform, but Snapchat created that unique idea and revolutionized it. People loved the concept of messages, photos, videos and stories disappearing after 24 hrs.
In the year 2013, the selfie craze was at its peak. In the same year, the Oxford Dictionary named Selfie as the word of the year. With the deployment of the Filters app in 2015, posting photos on social media became more creative. From cat to dog filters and puppy filters to sunglasses filters, the images were always fun.
In 2017, we witnessed the birth of TikTok. It is a video sharing platform where users can edit their videos and share with everyone. The platform allows users to share short 3-15 seconds music videos and looping videos of 2-60 seconds. This year, Face App was at its peak. It accurately shows us how we would look as we get older. Everyone everywhere from famous actors to government figures has revolutionized social media with their captivating images.
The next generation of social media platforms will be based on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Despite its benefits, we have also witnessed the dark side of social media and the spread of fake news. Let's work together towards making Social Media a boon for humanity.
