Facebook’s first nameWhen Mark Zuckerberg first created Facebook in 2004, it was called "Thefacebook," and it was initially only open to Harvard students.Snapchat’s ghostThe Snapchat logo features a ghost named "Ghostface Chillah," a name inspired by Ghostface Killah of the famous rap group Wu-Tang Clan.Instagram’s first photoThe very first photo posted on Instagram was by co-founder Kevin Systrom, featuring a dog and his girlfriend’s foot in Mexico.YouTube’s humble beginningsThe first video ever uploaded to YouTube isn’t anything dramatic. It’s an 18-second video titled "Me at the zoo," posted by co-founder Jawed Karim, featuring him at the San Diego Zoo.TikTok’s massive downloadsTikTok became the most downloaded app on the Apple App Store in early 2018, surpassing giants like Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook.Pinterest’s original conceptPinterest started as a mobile shopping app called "Tote" but pivoted to become the image-sharing and inspiration site it is today when the founders noticed users were more interested in saving images than buying items.LinkedIn is older than FacebookLinkedIn, the professional networking site, was founded in 2003, a year before Facebook was created, making it one of the oldest social networking sites still in operation.
Facebook’s first nameWhen Mark Zuckerberg first created Facebook in 2004, it was called "Thefacebook," and it was initially only open to Harvard students.Snapchat’s ghostThe Snapchat logo features a ghost named "Ghostface Chillah," a name inspired by Ghostface Killah of the famous rap group Wu-Tang Clan.Instagram’s first photoThe very first photo posted on Instagram was by co-founder Kevin Systrom, featuring a dog and his girlfriend’s foot in Mexico.YouTube’s humble beginningsThe first video ever uploaded to YouTube isn’t anything dramatic. It’s an 18-second video titled "Me at the zoo," posted by co-founder Jawed Karim, featuring him at the San Diego Zoo.TikTok’s massive downloadsTikTok became the most downloaded app on the Apple App Store in early 2018, surpassing giants like Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook.Pinterest’s original conceptPinterest started as a mobile shopping app called "Tote" but pivoted to become the image-sharing and inspiration site it is today when the founders noticed users were more interested in saving images than buying items.LinkedIn is older than FacebookLinkedIn, the professional networking site, was founded in 2003, a year before Facebook was created, making it one of the oldest social networking sites still in operation.
