5 FAILED
Social Media Sites Launched Before Facebook
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Facebook, with close to 3 billion users, is now the world’s largest social platform.
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Despite being quite late to the game after it was founded in 2004, Facebook still managed to overtake all of the platforms that came before it.
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Here are 5 failed social networks that were launched prior to Facebook. Buckle up for a ride down memory lane!
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Myspace was Facebook’s fiercest competitor by far. It took Zuckerberg more than 6 years until he surpassed Myspace’s 100-million strong user base.
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FRIENDSTER
Friendster was the world’s most popular social network in the early 2000s and is widely considered an industry pioneer.
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Hi5
Hi5 boasted over 70 million users across Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Unfortunately, it never became popular in key markets such as the US.
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ORKUT
Orkut aimed to revolutionize the social media landscape with unique features such as
crush lists
. It was particularly popular in Brazil and India.
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Friends Reunited was a British social media site that focused on helping users to get in touch with old friends and family members.
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