The first social networking site was launched by Six Degrees
in 1997, with an email address as the only requirement to sign up. It allowed
users to create profiles, add friends, and share information. The site peaked
at 3.5 million users and was sold to YouthStream Media Networks for $125
million. However, after one year, it was shut down. Today, Facebook, Twitter,
and other social networks have surpassed the number of users that Six Degrees
had at its peak.
Social media was officially born in 1997, but its roots go
all the way back to the early 1990s blogosphere. This medium allowed users to
post their thoughts directly on the internet without relying on a third party.
This revolutionised the way humans communicated. The history of social media is
marked by constant change and evolution. As technology improved, new websites
began popping up, and Facebook became the dominant force by the end of the
millennium.
Social networking has come a long way from the days when
friends and families gathered around a computer. MySpace is arguably the most
famous social network to date, with its "Top Eight Friends" and
"Profile Songs". The popularity of MySpace waned as Facebook began to
gain popularity. However, Facebook has remained the largest social media
platform ever, gaining over 1.45 billion active users as of 2017.
While MySpace was the first social media platform, there are
a number of other early social networks that have since come and gone. In
August 2003, MySpace was the most popular social network site in the world. It
began as a file-sharing site but quickly transformed into an online social
network. After MySpace's initial success, it was purchased by Rupert Murdoch's
NewsCorp for $580 million.
The second social networking site to be founded was
LinkedIn. This website was created to help professionals connect with other
professionals. Founded in 2002, it has grown along with other social media
sites, with the number of registered users doubling over the past decade.
Today, LinkedIn has more than five hundred million users and is currently
ranked 285th in the Alexa ranking of the most popular sites.
In the late 1970s, computer club members began to network
with each other via the Computerized Hobbyists Bulletin Board System. This
system could support 300-600 users. Its original design was for networking
among computer enthusiasts. It is still active today, as a forum. However, it
has evolved and expanded dramatically over the past twenty-four years.
Today, we have many examples of these new social networks.
Among the most famous is Facebook, which launched in 2004. In fact, it has been
around since 2004, with more than 500 million users. But it's important to
remember that there are still a number of social networks that started in the
1990s. The first social media platform was founded almost twenty years ago by
Stanford University students. It was originally considered a terrible idea and
later shut down due to its popularity.
