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2013–2026 Social Media Timeline — 13 updates Click to expand and see each year's version →
- 2026 — Social Media Timeline, 2026
- 2024 — Social Media Timeline 2024
- 2023 — Social Media Timeline: September 2023
- 2023 — BONUS UPDATE On the Social Media Timeline
- 2022 — Social Media Timeline
- 2021 — Timeline of social media with added world events
- 2021 — Timeline of social media, 2021
- 2019 — Social Media Timeline 2019
- 2018 — Social Media Timeline 2018
- 2017 — Timeline of Social Media, 2017
- 2016 — Updated Social Media Timeline
- 2015 — History of Social Media Part I
- 2013 — Social Media Timeline
Social Media Timeline, 2026
An updated visual timeline of social media platforms, tracking the rise of niche and AI-driven networks alongside major platforms, part of an ongoing annual history of social media since 2013.
social media timeline, AI, citizen authors & online communities
Read →67% of job adverts use feminine coded language
A year-long analysis of 728 publishing job adverts finds most are coded with feminine language, and that feminine-coded roles are paid less.
gender, research & academia, industry & careers
Read →Social Media Timeline 2024
A 2024 update to the visual social media timeline, tracking the latest developments in the history and evolution of social media platforms.
social media timeline, digital publishing, research & academia
Read →Social Media Timeline: September 2023
A September 2023 update to the social media timeline, tracking the latest platforms and changes in the social media landscape.
social media timeline, digital publishing, research & academia
Read →BONUS UPDATE On the Social Media Timeline
An updated visual timeline of social media platforms, including the rise of federated and decentralised networks, part of an ongoing history of social media since 2013.
social media timeline, digital publishing, research & academia
Read →Social Media Timeline
A visual timeline of social media platforms covering their history and evolution, including older platforms newly returning to relevance.
social media timeline, digital publishing, research & academia
Read →The Draw of the UK Postgraduate Degree for Americans
industry & careers, research & academia, PhD & personal updates
Read →Books and Social Media: NOW PUBLISHED
books & publications, social media, gender
Read →Timeline of social media with added world events
A visual timeline of social media platforms shown alongside major world events, illustrating the history of social media in its broader cultural and political context.
social media timeline, digital publishing, research & academia
Read →Timeline of social media, 2021
A rebuilt 2021 visual timeline of social media platforms and key events, covering the history and evolution of social media from its origins to the present.
social media timeline, digital publishing, research & academia
Read →The Power of the Gatekeeper
books & publications, research & academia, industry & careers
Read →What I learned from doing a viva from my bedroom
PhD & personal updates, research & academia, books & publications
Read →Dr²: doing a viva from lockdown
PhD & personal updates, gender, research & academia
Read →Social Media Timeline 2019
A 2019 visual timeline of social media platforms, including newer entrants like TikTok, tracking the history and evolution of social networks.
social media timeline, digital publishing, research & academia
Read →When you get caught up with life and don't have time
PhD & personal updates, industry & careers, research & academia
Read →Social Media Timeline 2018
A 2018 update to the social media timeline, adding newly emerged platforms and tracking the changing landscape of social media over time.
social media timeline, digital publishing, research & academia
Read →Gender and writing in digitally social spaces
gender, social media, citizen authors & online communities
Read →The Power Mechanisms
gender, research & academia, citizen authors & online communities
Read →Timeline of Social Media, 2017
A 2017 visual timeline charting the history and evolution of social media platforms, from early networks to the major players of the mid-2010s.
social media timeline, digital publishing, research & academia
Read →The Rise of the Citizen Author
citizen authors & online communities, books & publications, digital publishing
Read →The Rise of the Citizen Author
citizen authors & online communities, digital publishing, industry & careers
Read →Making the most of an inconvenient situation
PhD & personal updates, research & academia, industry & careers
Read →Echoes of the City
creative writing, digital publishing, projects & collaborations
Read →A Visual History of eBook Readers
A visual chart tracing the evolution of eBook readers over time, from early devices to major brands, based on academic research into eReader history.
digital publishing, research & academia, books & publications
Read →A Look Back at Futurebook 2015
conferences & industry, digital publishing, research & academia
Read →Updated Social Media Timeline
A 2016 update to the social media timeline, tracking platform launches, closures, and shifts in the social media landscape since the original 2013 version.
social media timeline, digital publishing, research & academia
Read →New Website for Lunchquest
projects & collaborations, branding & marketing, digital publishing
Read →Tips on Writing About Foucault's Theories
PhD & personal updates, research & academia, creative writing
Read →Final Keynote at FutureBook 2015 - Charlie Redmayne
conferences & industry, digital publishing, books & publications
Read →Doing Digital Writing: Twitter Poetry
creative writing, social media, digital publishing
Read →Tips for Writing Foucault
PhD & personal updates, research & academia, creative writing
Read →Oolipo
digital publishing, citizen authors & online communities, conferences & industry
Read →History of Social Media Part III
Read →History of Social Media Part II
Read →History of Social Media Part I
social media timeline, digital publishing, research & academia
Read →Social Media Timeline
The original visual timeline of social media platforms, tracking the rise of major networks from the early 2000s onward. The first in an ongoing annual history of social media.
social media timeline, digital publishing, research & academia
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