Founded in 2002 by computer programmer Jonathan Abrams, Friendster had about 8 million-plus users during its peak. Founded in 2003 by Chris DeWolfe, Tom Anderson, and Jon Hart, MySpace surpassed Google as the most visited website in the United States in June 2006. Google Buzz/Google Wave [caption id="attachment_237452" align="alignnone" width="720"] Image credit: Lifehacker.com[/caption] Google Buzz was basically the revamped version of the Google Wave. Google Buzz was a social networking site, microblogging, and messaging site developed by Google in 2009. There were quite a number of concerns surrounding Buzz and one of them is the invasion of privacy, saying that it "violated user expectations, diminished user privacy, contradicted Google's privacy policy, and may have violated federal wiretap laws". Buzz was then discontinued on December 15, 2011, to make way for Google+. Google Plus [caption id="attachment_237453" align="alignnone" width="720"] Image credit: Ondeweb.in[/caption] Google Plus (or Google+ or G+) was established to rival the more prominent social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. In 2018, Google announced that it was shutting down the service for consumers, citing low engagement and security risks. Read more in our articles including "Dead Social Media Sites: What Happened?" and "Social Media Sites of the Past".
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Jul 26, 2011Founded in 2002 by computer programmer Jonathan Abrams, Friendster had about 8 million-plus users during its peak. Founded in 2003 by Chris DeWolfe, Tom Anderson, and Jon Hart, MySpace surpassed Google as the most visited website in the United States in June 2006.
Google Buzz/Google Wave [caption id="attachment_237452" align="alignnone" width="720"] Image credit: Lifehacker.com[/caption] Google Buzz was basically the revamped version of the Google Wave. Google Buzz was a social networking site, microblogging, and messaging site developed by Google in 2009. There were quite a number of concerns surrounding Buzz and one of them is the invasion of privacy, saying that it "violated user expectations, diminished user privacy, contradicted Google's privacy policy, and may have violated federal wiretap laws".
Our coverage of google plus includes: "Dead Social Media Sites: What Happened?"; "Social Media Sites of the Past"; "Google+ for Brands now out!". Each article provides unique insights and information.