What Year Did What Social Media Platforms Peak?
Apr 18, 2018 14:16:46 GMT 10
Post by al on Apr 18, 2018 14:16:46 GMT 10
By "peak" I am referring to when it was it its best, not necessarily the most widespread. This is obviously subjective and my own opinion can be swayed.
AIM: 2003
Had some cool new themes but still the most relevant platform.
MySpace: 2005
Just cuz.
Facebook: 2010
Before everyone's grandma joined and shamed them out of posting the juicy stuff. No timeline. Funny groups and becoming a "fan". Little tracking or corporate interference. People still posted giant albums.
Twitter: 2013
Disgruntled facebook users emigrated here to post the dirt. Politicians kept a low profile.
Vine: 2014
It just got obnoxious after that. Then it died.
Instagram: 2015
Higher quality posts/photos than prior. Feed was still in order. "Insta"-fill in the blank was not a widespread term yet. Honorable mention for 2017 for longer videos. Dishonorable mention for stories because I hate there being a sense of urgency to go on, it stresses me out.
Snapchat: ??
I don't use it for the reasons listed above and for the fact I enjoy being a pain in the ass who cannot be contacted through it.
YouTube: ??
This one is difficult because older content remains more easily accessible than on other platforms. For that reason it continues to get better all the time, as the number of videos grows. As the "mainstream" content seems to dive, there are also higher quality videos counteracting it. As far as being fun as a social platform and the majority mainstream content being enjoyable though, I'd say 2009.
Feel free to mention more. Games are good too.
AIM: 2003
Had some cool new themes but still the most relevant platform.
MySpace: 2005
Just cuz.
Facebook: 2010
Before everyone's grandma joined and shamed them out of posting the juicy stuff. No timeline. Funny groups and becoming a "fan". Little tracking or corporate interference. People still posted giant albums.
Twitter: 2013
Disgruntled facebook users emigrated here to post the dirt. Politicians kept a low profile.
Vine: 2014
It just got obnoxious after that. Then it died.
Instagram: 2015
Higher quality posts/photos than prior. Feed was still in order. "Insta"-fill in the blank was not a widespread term yet. Honorable mention for 2017 for longer videos. Dishonorable mention for stories because I hate there being a sense of urgency to go on, it stresses me out.
Snapchat: ??
I don't use it for the reasons listed above and for the fact I enjoy being a pain in the ass who cannot be contacted through it.
YouTube: ??
This one is difficult because older content remains more easily accessible than on other platforms. For that reason it continues to get better all the time, as the number of videos grows. As the "mainstream" content seems to dive, there are also higher quality videos counteracting it. As far as being fun as a social platform and the majority mainstream content being enjoyable though, I'd say 2009.
Feel free to mention more. Games are good too.
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