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The History of Social Media with Kara Swisher

The History of Social Media with Kara Swisher

Facebook was founded on the 4th of February 2004 and began as a tool to stay in touch with friends and family, but has ended up being a place where you can plan insurrectionist movements and anti-vax rallies. Today I am joined by American tech journali...

Dan Snow's History Hit · History Hit

February 4, 202126m 37s

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<p>Facebook was founded on the 4th of February 2004 and began as a tool to stay in touch with friends and family, but has ended up being a place where you can plan insurrectionist movements and anti-vax rallies. Today I am joined by American tech journalist Kara Swisher to talk about Facebook, social media and the history of tech and what the future holds for the industry.</p><br><p>Kara has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and is currently an opinion writer for The New York Times. She also co-founded the Recode conference. If you would like to hear more from Kara then she presents the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sway/id1528594034" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sway Podcast</a> with the New York Times about power and influence. She also co-hosts <a href="https://play.acast.com/s/tooembarrassedtoask" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pivot</a> with NYU Professor Scott Galloway offering sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>