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A Brief History of Social Networking

By saintsgirl

  • First Published Dial-Up BBS created by Ward Christensen

    First Published Dial-Up BBS created by Ward Christensen

  • AOL, or "the Internet before the Internet" was created. Members could create profiles, communicate, and chat in chat rooms.

    AOL, or "the Internet before the Internet" was created. Members could create profiles, communicate, and chat in chat rooms.

  • CompuServe allowed members to share files, view news, email, and utilize chat rooms

    CompuServe allowed members to share files, view news, email, and utilize chat rooms

  • Yahoo created and available to the public

    Yahoo created and available to the public

  • SIXDEGREES

    SIXDEGREES

  • Asianavenue.com created

  • MySpace created

    MySpace created

  • Friendster created

    Friendster created

  • LinkedIn created as professional social networking site

    LinkedIn created as professional social networking site

  • Facemash, the predecessor to Facebook, created

    Facemash, the predecessor to Facebook, created

  • FACEBOOK founded as a college site for social networking

    FACEBOOK founded as a college site for social networking

  • JAIKU, an Asian counterpart to Twitter

    JAIKU, an Asian counterpart to Twitter

  • Twitter

    Twitter

  • Classmates.com is created to reunite old high school friends

    Classmates.com is created to reunite old high school friends