MySpace (Classic)
MySpace was like the Facebook of the early 2000s. You could make your own profile, add music, and connect with friends. It was super popular until people started using Facebook more because it was simpler.
A time machine about the Web: Famous and Forgotten Sites from the Past
MySpace was like the Facebook of the early 2000s. You could make your own profile, add music, and connect with friends. It was super popular until people started using Facebook more because it was simpler.
Orkut was a social network by Google that was really big in Brazil and India. People used it to join communities and make friends. It shut down because newer apps became more popular.
Friendster was one of the first big social media sites. It was all about making friends online, but after a while, people moved to cooler sites like MySpace and Facebook. Friendster later tried to become a gaming site, but that didn’t work out.
Google+ was Google’s attempt at making a social network. It had stuff like “Circles” for organizing friends, but honestly, barely anyone used it. It was shut down because most people stuck to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
Hyves was the main social network in the Netherlands. Kids and teens used it to chat and share photos. It died out when Facebook became popular everywhere.
Vine was an app where you could post 6-second looping videos. People made super funny or creative clips, and a lot of memes started there. Twitter bought Vine and then shut it down, but people still remember the best Vines.
Meerkat let you livestream from your phone before that was common. It became super popular for a bit but got crushed by bigger apps like Periscope and Facebook Live.
Stage6 was a place to watch and share high-quality videos, way before YouTube was as big as it is now. It was known for really clear videos but closed because it was too expensive to keep running.
Blip.tv was a site for web shows and indie video creators. It helped a lot of YouTubers get started, but after it was bought by a bigger company, it got shut down.
Viddler let you upload videos and even leave comments at exact times in the video. It was a cool idea, but YouTube just got too big for anyone else to keep up.