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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. Myspace: “A place for friends” (2003) Friendster rival Myspace (originally styled as MySpace) quickly became the go-to site for millions of hip teens. You could create a profile, include “status updates,” and reveal your mood.

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Social Class Distinction Between MySpace and Facebook » Techipedia.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I’m a borderline user of both social networks; I graduated from college in 2003, but joined Facebook when it established in 2004. While I said earlier in this article that old high school friends are beginning to join Facebook, I still see that many of my older friends are familiar with their surroundings within the MySpace community.

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With 4 Days Before Blogger Social, I Bring You the 4×4 Meme

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Prior to Austin (where I had to go outside the city in order to get Kosher food for SXSW), the last time I ate Indian food was in 2003. I’d probably say that my favorite cuisine is Indian, but probably because I never get too much of it. On that note, thank you to Jane for taking me out there to ensure I had something (great) to eat!

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Every Social Network is Different: Here's What You Need to Know

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

For example, just the other day I stumbled upon an Apple press release from 2003. .&# Touted as more of a “content discovery&# engine than a news engine, StumbleUpon lets you discover news, but not necessarily in a timely manner. Sorry, guys, it’s five years later. That’s not so much “news&# anymore.

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Fifteen Years of Online Social Interactions

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Reply Larry Brauner May 19, 2008 at 10:36 am Unfortunately Tamar I was a much later adapter of social networking — 2003. First true internet access was 1995, as I went off to college in Silicon Valley (though I do remember using Yahoo earlier that year when the school I worked at had a connection).

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Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media - ReadWriteWeb

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One of the topics was microblogging, and Twitter was discussed. © 2003-2008 ReadWriteWeb. He recently told me that every week they have a mini-presentation on one aspect of social media (past topics included ethics, social networks, and social bookmarking). Now if it could only stay up, we would be in business).

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