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Flickr is a photo-sharing and image-hosting website where photographers, hobbyists, archives, bloggers, designers, and communities upload, organize, tag, license, discuss, embed, and discover images. Founded in 2004, it became a defining Web 2.0 photography community, later moving through Yahoo and Verizon ownership before SmugMug acquired it in 2018 and refocused the service around photographers, preservation, and paid membership.
SoundCloud is an audio platform where musicians, DJs, podcasters, labels, fans, and communities upload, share, stream, comment on, promote, and discover music and other sounds. Founded in Berlin in 2007, it became especially important for independent artists and scenes that wanted a fast public place to publish tracks, build audiences, test ideas, and connect directly with listeners before or outside traditional music industry channels.
Vimeo is a video platform for creators, companies, educators, publishers, filmmakers, marketers, and teams that need to host, manage, share, embed, stream, analyze, and monetize video. Founded in 2004, it became known as a cleaner creator-focused alternative to mass video sites, then shifted toward subscription software, enterprise video tools, branded players, privacy controls, live streaming, OTT distribution, and AI-assisted production workflows.
Tripadvisor is a travel guidance platform where people read and write reviews, compare hotels, discover restaurants, browse attractions, book experiences, and plan trips using traveler-generated content. Founded in 2000, it helped move travel research from printed guidebooks and agency advice toward searchable reviews, ratings, photos, rankings, maps, and marketplace links for hotels, restaurants, and things to do.
Booking.com is an online travel marketplace for hotels, apartments, vacation rentals, flights, car rentals, taxis, attractions, reviews, loyalty features, and trip support. Founded in Amsterdam in 1996 and now part of Booking Holdings, it grew from a Dutch accommodation startup into a major global travel platform that connects travelers with lodging partners and other travel services.
Stack Overflow is a question-and-answer website where developers ask programming questions, answer technical problems, vote on useful explanations, and build a searchable archive of software knowledge. Founded in 2008 by Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky and later acquired by Prosus, it became one of the webโ€s most important reference points for coding help, community moderation, reusable examples, and developer knowledge sharing.
IMDb is an online database for movies, TV shows, streaming titles, cast and crew credits, ratings, reviews, trailers, trivia, release information, and entertainment discovery. Started in 1990 by Col Needham and later acquired by Amazon, it became a major reference layer for film fans and industry professionals.
The Internet Archive is a nonprofit digital library behind archive.org and the Wayback Machine. Founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle, it preserves web pages, books, audio, video, software, images, and other cultural artifacts so researchers and the public can study material that might disappear.
WordPress is an open-source content management system and publishing platform used to build blogs, business sites, newsrooms, stores, portfolios, and communities. Created in 2003 by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little, it powers more than 43% of sites across the web, according to WordPress.org.
Steam is Valveโ€s PC game store, launcher, community platform, and developer distribution system. Launched in 2003, it grew from automatic updates for Valve games into a major marketplace for buying games, joining communities, publishing mods, writing reviews, using Steamworks, and playing on Steam Deck.
Roblox is an immersive gaming and creation platform where users play, build, publish, socialize, customize avatars, and spend Robux inside millions of user-made experiences. Founded by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, it became a major youth culture, creator economy, and safety debate platform.
Notion is an all-in-one workspace for docs, wikis, databases, projects, notes, templates, calendars, mail, and AI agents. Built by Notion Labs and led by co-founder Ivan Zhao, it became popular with individuals, startups, creators, students, and teams trying to organize work in one flexible place.
Slack is a workplace messaging and collaboration platform built around channels, direct messages, huddles, file sharing, search, apps, automations, and integrations. Launched from a failed game project and acquired by Salesforce in 2021, it reshaped how many teams coordinate work.
Quora is a question-and-answer platform where people ask questions, write answers, follow topics, read expert perspectives, and discover knowledge through feeds and communities. Founded in 2009 by Adam Dโ€Angelo and Charlie Cheever, Quora later expanded into AI with Poe.
Medium is an online publishing platform for essays, blogs, analysis, personal stories, newsletters, publications, and member-supported writing. Founded by Twitter co-founder Evan Williams in 2012, it blends a simple writing tool with social discovery and subscription-funded reader access.
Dropbox is a cloud storage and file synchronization platform for saving, sharing, syncing, backing up, signing, and collaborating on digital files. Founded in 2007 by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, it helped make cross-device file access feel simple for consumers and teams.
Etsy is an online marketplace for handmade goods, vintage items, craft supplies, personalized products, small shops, and creative sellers. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Brooklyn, it connects buyers looking for distinctive products with millions of independent sellers.
eBay is a global online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers through auctions, fixed-price listings, collectibles, refurbished goods, resale, payments, advertising, and seller tools. Founded as AuctionWeb in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar, it helped define person-to-person ecommerce.
Figma is a browser-based collaborative design platform for interface design, prototypes, design systems, whiteboards, developer handoff, and product teamwork. Founded in 2012, it challenged desktop design tools, survived a canceled Adobe acquisition, and went public on the NYSE in 2025.
Canva is an online visual communication platform for templates, presentations, social media graphics, documents, videos, websites, brand kits, print products, collaboration, and AI-assisted design. Launched in 2013, it made everyday graphic design easier for teams, schools, creators, and small businesses.
Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking platform known for reblogs, tags, GIFs, fandom, visual remix culture, custom blogs, and niche internet communities. Founded in 2007, it passed through Yahoo and Verizon before Automattic acquired it and tried to revive its creative web identity.
Snapchat is a camera-centered social app from Snap Inc. Launched in 2011, it popularized disappearing photo and video messages, Stories, AR Lenses, Bitmoji, Snap Map, Spotlight, and private visual communication, shaping how younger users share moments and how rivals copied social formats.
Telegram is a global messaging platform founded by Pavel and Nikolai Durov. Launched in 2013, it combines cloud chats, Secret Chats, large groups, public channels, bots, mini apps, file sharing, usernames, and broadcast-style publishing with a privacy-first brand and ongoing governance debates.
WhatsApp is a global messaging app owned by Meta. Founded in 2009 and acquired by Facebook in 2014, it is used for private chats, groups, voice notes, calls, video calls, channels, communities, business messaging, and phone-number-based communication across countries and families.