Society has developed many means of communication over time, from word of mouth to letter writing, to the telephone and now the Internet. The Internet has developed its own form of communication, which is a social network. Social networks have created a way for people all over the world to communicate with each other at the same time, all in one place, thus making the Internet the reason behind the revolution known as Social Networking. Just like anything else, social networks were not born in a day, it slowly developed into what is known in today's society. In the 1970s, Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) and Usernets were the primary communications. BBS is considered the first site that allowed Internet users to interact with each other. However, users would have to use a dial-up connection and only one could access the BBS at a time. While Usernets were slightly different. This was a system that allowed users to post articles to newsgroups. In the 1980s, online services such as CompuServe, Prodigy and the well-known AOL were created. These sites simply made the Internet “universally accessible in the United States.” Following online services in the late 1980s came instant messaging and chat systems such as Internet Relay Chat, which allowed the sharing of links and files. ICQ was also booming in this period, it was used for instant messaging and was “partially” responsible for avatars, emoticons and abbreviations such as LOL and BRB. In 1997, the “first modern social network” Six Degrees was created. This site allowed users to create profiles and become "friends" with other users. After Six Degrees there were sites like; BlackPlanet, LiveJournal. World of Warcraft, Friendster, Hi5, LinkedIn, Myspace, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Ins...... middle of paper...... 09 November 2008. Web. 19 April 2014. "Celebrity feuds on Twitter ." Celebrity Fights on Twitter – Celebrity Feuds – Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga (Glamour.com UK). Np, nd Web. April 19, 2014."The history and evolution of social media." Webdesigner RSS deposit. Np, nd Web. 19 April 2014. “How an alleged rape involving Ohio high school football players unfolded on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.” Dead rotation. Np, nd Web. April 19, 2014."How Obama Won the Social Media Battle in the 2012 Presidential Campaign." Pamela Rutledge Blog on media psychology. Np, nd Web. April 19, 2014. “The Political Power of Social Media.” Global. Np, nd Web. April 18, 2014. “Teens Sent to Prison on Facebook, More Comments Online.” DesertetNews.com. Np, nd Web. April 19, 2014.Vargas, Jose Antonio. "Spring Awakening." The New York Times. The New York Times, February 18, 2012. Web. April 19. 2014.