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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

2005: Flickr. A story I posted on Digg in 2005 crashed the “interesting” get-paid-for content site I was briefly testing. Another friend, Dinnertube , started posting videos on Youtube in 2006. I may have opened a MySpace account when it was still the talk of the digital town. Foursquare? This is his story.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Hot or Not is rumored to have influenced the creators of Facebook and YouTube and nurtured millions of insecurities. Myspace: “A place for friends” (2003) Friendster rival Myspace (originally styled as MySpace) quickly became the go-to site for millions of hip teens. 2005 marked the apex of Myspace.