History of Social Networking By Perjeve Jan 1, 1971 The first e-mail is sent Jan 1, 1978 BBS exchanged data over phone lines with other users Jan 1, 1978 The first copies of webbrowsers are distributed through USERNET Jan 1, 1994 One of the web's first networking sites GEOCITIES is founded Jan 1, 1995 Theglobe.com gives users the freedom to personalize their online experiences Jan 1, 1997 AOL instant messenger is launched Jan 1, 2000 The .com bubble bursts Jan 1, 2002 Friendster is launched Jan 1, 2003 Myspace is launched Jan 1, 2004 Facebook is launched Nov 22, 2006 Twitter is launched Jan 1, 2008 Facebook overtakes Myspace as the leading social networking site
