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Telegram Messenger, commonly known as Telegram, is a cloud-based, cross-platform, social media and instant messaging (IM) service. It was originally launched for iOS on 14 August 2013 and Android on 20 October 2013.
The telegram started traveling and was relayed by 16 operators across the globe and circled back to its origin in 16.5 minutes. See the gallery below showing the evolution of communication technology:
Telegram: Telegram United Arab Emirates [8] 2013 950 million [9] 8 LinkedIn: Microsoft United States: 2003 930 million [10] 700 million registered users [10] 9 Snapchat: Snap Inc. United States: 2011 800 million [11] 414 million daily active users [11] 10 Douyin: ByteDance China: 2016 755 million [3] 11 Kuaishou: Kuaishou China: 2011 700 ...
Decade Description 1970s–1980s The PLATO system (developed at the University of Illinois and subsequently commercially marketed by Control Data Corporation) offers early forms of social media with Notes, PLATO's message-forum application; TERM-talk, its instant-messaging feature; Talkomatic, perhaps the first online chat room; News Report, a crowd-sourced online newspaper, and blog; and ...
Before founding Telegram, Durov founded a Russian social network called Vkontakte. Durov created the network in 2006 and sold a 12% stake for $300 million in 2015.
Telegram, based in Dubai, was founded by Durov, who left Russia in 2014 after he refused to comply with demands to shut down opposition communities on his VK social media platform, which he has sold.
Social media are used to socialize with friends and family [142] pursue romance and flirt, [142] but not all social needs can be fulfilled by social media. [143] For example, a 2003 article reported that lonely individuals are more likely to use the Internet for emotional support than others. [ 144 ]
The first telegram in Iceland was sent in 1906 to Seyðisfjörður from the Faroe Islands. [13] India: No 2013 BSNL discontinued telegram service on 15 July 2013. [14] Telegrams to foreign countries had been discontinued in May 2013. [15] Indonesia: No 2010 Pos Indonesia discontinued telegram service in 2010. [16] Iran: Yes –