Social media was the next great evolution of the Internet after the emergence of Google. The creation of sites such as Digg, YouTube, Flickr and others gave birth to the new age of the Internet, and the rise of Facebook and Twitter cemented the importance of the social web. These sites are included as part of the "Web 2.0" category, referring to the evolution of the Internet that is primarily user driven
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