Who created social media?
Andrew Weinreich
The first social media site was Six Degrees, made by Andrew Weinreich in 1997. Six Degrees was pretty popular with users until 2003. That’s when Tom Anderson made MySpace.
What was before MySpace and Facebook?
Friendster was one of the first social networks when it launched in 2002, preceding MySpace, LinkedIn and Facebook.
How was Facebook different from MySpace?
The difference is subtle but significant. While Facebook is a tool intended to support communication and networking, MySpace is a thing, a place, a new hangout site – a kind of virtual alternative to the mall beloved by teenagers. If a virtual mall is what you want, then MySpace offers exactly that.
How did Friendster fail?
Friendster failed because of site performance issues, rising competition, executive turnover, as well as extensive content moderation. Founded in 2002, Friendster became the world’s most prominent social network for a short time.
When did Orkut started?
January 22, 2004Orkut / Date launched
Origins. Orkut was quietly launched on January 22, 2004 by Google. Orkut Büyükkökten, a Turkish software engineer, developed it as an independent project while working at Google. While previously working for Affinity Engines, he had developed a similar system, InCircle, intended for use by university alumni groups.
Why did MySpace failed?
Once the biggest social media site and acquired for $580 million, MySpace fell from grace due to good competitors and bad management. The demise of MySpace wasn’t just down to Facebook being a superior service, though. It was down to mismanagement too. The rise of MySpace can be attributed to timing and accessibility.
What killed Friendster?
On June 14, 2015 Friendster, citing “the evolving landscape in our challenging industry” and lack of engagement by the online community, suspended their services. Three years later, on June 30, 2018 it closed down as a company and eventually dissolved.