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|The [[wikipedia:PLATO system|PLATO system]] developed at the [[wikipedia:University of Illinois|University of Illinois]] and then commercially marketed by [[wikipedia:Control Data Corporation|Control Data Corporation]], offers early forms of social media with Notes, PLATO's message forum application; TERM-talk, its instant messaging feature; [[wikipedia:Talkomatic|Talkomatic]], perhaps the first online chat room; News Report, a crowd-sourced online newspaper and blog; and Access Lists, enabling the owner of a notesfile or other application to limit access to a certain set of users, for example, only friends, classmates, or co-workers.

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|As [[wikipedia:Operating system|Operating system]]s with a [[wikipedia:graphical user interface|graphical user interface]], such as [[wikipedia:Windows 95|Windows 95]] and [[wikipedia:classic Mac OS|Mac OS]] begin to emerge and gain popularity, this created an environment that allows for early social media platforms to thrive and exist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/windows-95-remains-most-popular-operating-system/|title=Windows 95 remains most popular operating system|website=CNET|access-date=2016-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/happy-birthday-windows-95-the-os-that-changed-it-all-711984|title=Happy birthday, Windows 95 - the OS that changed it all|access-date=2016-07-25}}</ref>

[[wikipedia:Bulletin board system|Bulletin board system]]s (BBS) and [[wikipedia:Internet Relay Chat|Internet Relay Chat]] (IRC) were popular during this time period, and IRC is still widely used today.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbscorner.com/usersinfo/bbshistory.htm|title=The BBS Corner - Main Page|website=www.bbscorner.com|access-date=2016-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2013/01/06/irc-has-lost-60-of-its-users-since-2003-but-life-as-a-robot-is-just-beginning/|title=IRC Has Lost 60% Of Its Users Since 2003, But Life As A Robot Is Just Beginning|last=Williams|first=Alex|website=TechCrunch|access-date=2016-07-25}}</ref>

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|Various notable social media platforms are developed and released such as [[wikipedia:Myspace|Myspace]] and [[wikipedia:Facebook|Facebook]], and [[wikipedia:blog|blog]]ging begins to gain popularity. [[wikipedia:Instant messaging|Instant messaging]] platforms such as [[wikipedia:AOL Instant Messenger|AOL Instant Messenger]] (AIM) and [[wikipedia:Windows Live Messenger|Windows Live Messenger]] also become increasingly popular.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whoishostingthis.com/blog/2014/10/22/instant-messengers/|title=The Rise and Fall of Instant Messengers|date=2014-10-22|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-25}}</ref>

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