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BBS (Bulletin Board Systems)
BBSThe first BBS came online in the late 70's. They were hosted on personal computers and users had to dial in through the host's computer modem.While there were legitimate BBSs, most were at least somewhat involved in illicit, illegal, or other shady practices -
Online Forums
throughout the mid 70's and early 80's, online forum played a big role in social evolution. descendents of BBS's usually came witha more user-friendly approach -
Six Degrees
Six Degrees was launched in 1997 and was the first modern social network. It allowed users to create a profile and to become friends with other users. -
ICQ, IRC, Instant Messaging
icqIRC (Internet Relay Chat) was developed in 1988 and used for file sharing, link sharing and otherwise keeping in touch ICQ was developed in the mid-90s and was the first instant messaging program for PCs -
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AsianAvenue, MiGente, BlackPlanet
these sites came up in the years following SixDegrees' they allowed users to create profiles, and generate a friends list.While they were some of the earliest social networks, there were few innovations among them. -
Friendster
Friendster was the first modern day social media site. friendster is still an active social media site today with over 90 million users. 90% of friendsters users come from Asia -
Myspace
was founded in 2003 and by 2006 had grown to be the most popular social network in the world. Myspace made it's self completely unique by allowing users to completely customise their profiles -
Facebook
Facebook started out as a harvard only social-site, in 2004, than quickly expanded. it quickly expanded to other schools, then to high schools, businesses and eventually everyone (by 2006). in 2008, Facebook surpassed myspace, and became the most used social media site. -
Youtube
