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CompuServe was developed in 1969. It was an American online service provider. It launched for consumers as a dial-up online information service It charged people $6 an hour and for long distance, it sometimes went up to $30 an hour. This made it expensive for many people.
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UseNet was developed was developed in 1979. It allowed people to communicate through a virtual newsletter. UseNet was conceived by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis. It allowed users to post articles and posts to newsgroups.
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Listerv was developed in 1986. This was a method of communicating with a group of people through email. It allowed people to send one message to a “reflector” email address which then send the email to all of the people in the group.
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Internet Relay Chat, IRC, was developed in 1988. It was used for file sharing, link sharing, and to also keep in touch. IRC’s continued to be popular into the 1990’s.
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The palace or palace chat was developed in 1994. It was a computer program that gave users access to graphical chat rooms called “palaces” where they can interact with each other using avatars.
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Sixdegrees was developed in 1997. Its a social network service that allowed people to upload pictures of themselves and make friends with others using the program.
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LiveJournal developed in 1999 was a Russian-owned social networking service that allowed people to keep a blog, journal, or diary. It was also a way to keep friends updated on activities.
