Which social media platform was originally created as an internal podcasting company before pivoting into microblogging?
Which platform introduced the “Like” button first?
FriendFeed
Before becoming TikTok globally, Musical.ly was owned by which Chinese technology company?
ByteDance
Which social media site was famous for allowing users to rank their “Top 8” friends?
MySpace
What was the name of Google’s failed social networking platform launched in 2011?
Google+
Which app popularised short looping six-second videos before shutting down in 2017?
Vine
Which platform was originally limited exclusively to users with a university email address?
Which company bought LinkedIn in 2016 for over $26 billion?
Microsoft
Which social media platform introduced the “Stories” feature first?
Snapchat
Which early social networking site, launched in 2002, is often considered the first modern social media platform?
Friendster
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