History of social media
The start of social media
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What was the first social media? The history of social media is the same to that of the internet. Usenet, from 1979, already allowed users to exchange messages and files. This resulted in discussions about sports, literature and music, and in particular illegal copies of games and software.
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The first social media
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In 1995 there was classmates.com, the very first profile site. Friendster.com in 2002 became the first real social media as we now recognize it with the first 1 million profiles, followed in 2003 by MySpace and LinkedIn. Facebook and Hyves in 2004 were therefore not that revolutionary, but built on previous innovations and proven techniques.
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Popularity of Facebook
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In August 2011, Facebook attracted more unique visitors than Hyves. Facebook was more accessible because it was less extensive, and Facebook was internationally oriented. That is something that will certainly have played a role. Because those new holiday friends asked you if you had Facebook before you explained what Hyves was.
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