DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING

DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING

1. PRECURSORS TO SOCIALMEDIA

   • Usernets
   • Bulletin board systems
   • Online services
   • Irc, icq, and instant messaging

2. EARLY SOCIAL NETWORKS

   • Dating sites
   • Forums
   • Six degrees
   • Livejournal

3. MAJOR ADVANCES IN SOCIAL MEDIA

   • Friendster
   • Hi5
   • Linkedin
   • Myspace
   • Facebook

4. OTHER MAJOR SOCIAL NETWORKS

   • Orkut
   • Kontain

5. SOCIAL NEWS AND BOOKMARKING

   • Delicious
   • Digg
   • Reddit
   • Twitter

6. MEDIA SHARING

   • Photobucket
   • Flickr
   • Youtube
   • Revver