Comment by vidarh
14 hours ago
> Friendster was the first social network
Friendster was not the first social network.
sixdegrees.com had it beat by 5 years.
14 hours ago
> Friendster was the first social network
Friendster was not the first social network.
sixdegrees.com had it beat by 5 years.
It all depends on how you define "social network". We had BBS and forums that operated much like "social networks" in the mid 90s. I don't think being "the first social network" is particularly interesting or noteworthy.
AOL has them beat by another 5. You need to go back to ARPA to find the first one. Social networks are just networks with humans at each end.
That's not how the term is being used. Six Degrees had all the features we associate with a social network, such as profiles, and the ability to create connections.
So AOL profile and friends
Also LiveJournal, launched in 1999.