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A look at the many failed social networks launched since 2002, including Friendster, Myspace, Bebo, ConnectU, Path, Yik Yak, Orkut, Google+, and Vine

that your feed could look a lot more interesting, more avant-garde, joyous, local, intimate, kinky, weird, and hilarious and, yes, scarier and even more hateful than it does now.” https://gizmodo.com/...

Gizmodo Whitney Kimball

Discussion

  • @dtrinh Danny Trinh on x
    Free idea for a killer post: a version of this article from someone who actually used these services https://twitter.com/...
  • @davidbyttow David Byttow on x
    Define failed. They're not around today, but I'd some of these were a great success in their time (MySpace, Friendster, Path, Vine) and paved the way for future apps. Many of today's social networks won't be around tomorrow. Everything's eventual. https://twitter.com/...
  • @db DadBod on x
    Out of all the social networks there's not one real Facebook competitor. People are SO fed up with FB but won't leave because it's a necessary evil. No doubt people would leave in a heartbeat (like MySpace to FB) if there TRULY was a FB competitor. We're waiting. https://twitter.…
  • @mariosundar Mario Sundar on x
    I remember when I started at LinkedIn, Friendster was a cautionary tale, Twitter wasn't around (and struggled briefly with #TwitterWhale), and Facebook was in colleges! Footnote: - Google+ evolved to the terrific @googlephotos! - Vine could have been TikTok 🤦🏽‍♂ ️ - Missed Secret…
  • @nicholaspersac Nicholas Persac on x
    “Their obituaries tell us what we already know — that your feed could look a lot more interesting, more avant-garde, joyous, local, intimate, kinky, weird, and hilarious and, yes, scarier and even more hateful than it does now.” https://gizmodo.com/...