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They were once popular social media sites — what happened?

From MY SPACE in the early 2000s to the more recent GOOGLE+ : what happened to these social media platforms ? Tell us your stories - which platforms did you use before they went kerplunk ?

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by Anonymousreply 24May 1, 2024 2:57 PM

gay.com

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by Anonymousreply 1April 27, 2024 10:41 PM

Does he have "a" MySpace?

by Anonymousreply 2April 27, 2024 10:42 PM

Isn't MySpace still limping along?

by Anonymousreply 3April 27, 2024 10:44 PM

[quote] Isn't MySpace still limping along?

It's bringing sexy back.

by Anonymousreply 4April 27, 2024 10:47 PM

I think Zoomers tried to revive MySpace within the past few years, but it hasn't happened.

by Anonymousreply 5April 27, 2024 10:48 PM

MySpace was so much fun. I made so many (actual) friends and got laid so much off it.

by Anonymousreply 6April 27, 2024 10:56 PM

[quote] I made so many (actual) friends and got laid so much off it.

Did you think that Tom wanted you sexually? True he is much older, but do you think he visualized scenarios, exchanges, fucking you?

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by Anonymousreply 7April 27, 2024 11:04 PM

I had joined MySpace only to keep track of my favorite music acts. I later did the same with Instagram. It's the best way to follow their updates, new releases and info on their upcoming shows. Otherwise I am completely apathetic with social media sites.

by Anonymousreply 8April 27, 2024 11:10 PM

Friendster started it all.

by Anonymousreply 9April 27, 2024 11:14 PM

Livejournal was a nice place for a while, but a little niche and ... oh, yes. Anyone remember gaia?

by Anonymousreply 10April 27, 2024 11:19 PM

I had a lot of fun on Netmeeting, ICQ, CUCME, ICUII. Met people from all over the world and have remained friends with some going 30 years. Lots of cybersex. The Italians were the hottest my god.

by Anonymousreply 11April 27, 2024 11:25 PM

Friendster

by Anonymousreply 12April 27, 2024 11:26 PM

Yes, I was active on Xanga from 2005-2006 then I discovered MySpace and was on there all the time from 2006-2009.

I miss these early social media sites because you can be creative and express yourself. MySpace was my favorite because it was a great way to discover indie music that wasn’t being played on the radio. I remember discovering Katy Perry and Adele before they were well-known.

There’s a website called SpaceHey that is an exact replica of MySpace. I have an account on there but it feels like something is missing. It doesn’t have the same magic as original MySpace

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by Anonymousreply 13April 27, 2024 11:49 PM

OP - the answer to your question - what happened? - is a 5 second search away. What else there to say? Times change, products lose lustre or whatever. Who cares.

The personal stories might be interesting.

by Anonymousreply 14April 27, 2024 11:51 PM

I spent a LOT of time on DishQueenPantry. It was like Pinterest and Ebay combined, but just about tableware.

by Anonymousreply 15April 27, 2024 11:54 PM

[quote]OP - the answer to your question - what happened? - is a 5 second search away. What else there to say?

Are you diagnosed ADD Zoomer that you can't have a conversation about a topic ? 5 seconds is your max ? Texting is the maximum length of your interest ?

by Anonymousreply 16April 28, 2024 12:06 AM

I mean, it *was* kind of a stupid question. Let’s be honest.

by Anonymousreply 17April 28, 2024 12:22 AM

I just ate my boyfriend’s ass for an hour my face stinks

by Anonymousreply 18April 28, 2024 12:42 AM

Studentcenter.com was an early platform for social media of sorts. It had a chat room and a message board with profiles you could customize like Facebook. The owner Jeff got busted for diddling teens and they shit the site down maybe 10-15 years ago.

by Anonymousreply 19April 28, 2024 12:48 AM

R16 - our experience with dead social media sites is interesting. And I said that. What happened to them, I think much less so. But feel free to answer his question.

by Anonymousreply 20April 28, 2024 12:49 AM

Shut the site*

by Anonymousreply 21April 28, 2024 12:49 AM

[quote] does he have a friendster, have u searched for him in friendster,myspace,etc?

by Anonymousreply 22May 1, 2024 4:40 AM

hallo all

my i join this group?

i like lee yong dae too.

btw, on final last week, i got his shirt. oh my god

i am not believe.

does he have a friendster?

tell me please!!!!!

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by Anonymousreply 23May 1, 2024 4:41 AM

I started with chat rooms in the late 90s, then moved on to ICQ and MSN Messenger. After that was LiveJournal. I joined Friendster to talk with a friend from high school in about 2003. MySpace followed in about 2006, then Facebook in 2007, when you still had to be a college student to join. My Twitter account started in 2009, and I joined Instagram the following year. (I may be getting these dates wrong.)

That's as far as I have gone. No interest in TikTok or Snapchat. The only one I still use is Instagram, but not that much. I've always found social media more annoying and pointless than "fun."

by Anonymousreply 24May 1, 2024 2:57 PM
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