by Michael Tchong | Aug 10, 2024 | Trendscape
Founded by three ex-PayPal colleagues, including Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, who reportedly developed the idea for YouTube after trying to share a video that had been shot at a dinner party at Chen’s San Francisco apartment in February 2005. That dinner conversation...
by Michael Tchong | Aug 10, 2024 | Trendscape
Instagram, or “Insta” or “IG” as it’s known in hipster talk, has emerged as one of the most influential social media platforms globally. Instagram’s rise to prominence in the social media landscape is a multifaceted story that involves rapid user growth, a strategic...
by Michael Tchong | Aug 7, 2024 | Trendscape
Often described as the “SMS of the Internet,” Twitter burst onto the scene in 2009, when Oprah and Ashton Kutcher encouraged more than 60 million people to become “tweeps.” Twitter, rebranded as X, has long been considered a vital barometer for gauging public...
by Michael Tchong | Aug 5, 2024 | Trendscape
In March 2002, Jonathan Abrams, a 33-year-old Canadian software coder who had been laid off by Netscape, founded Friendster, an invitation-only social network. Abrams made no secret of his intention to play the dating game against Yahoo! and Match.com. Within months...
by Michael Tchong | Jul 27, 2024 | Trendscape
Who can forget Nathan Apodaca, TikTok user @420doggface208? Nathan went viral on Sept. 25, 2020, when he posted a video of himself skateboarding to work after his truck broke down while drinking Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice straight from the bottle and singing...
