Social Media, This Website

Social media killed my blog, too.

I came across the following post over the weekend, and the same goes for my blog – more or less.

Social media killed my blog

As in, I don’t post much here anymore. My observations on the general state of the world have devolved into quick hits on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

I also post on Instagram, sometimes exclusively, when I get sick or tired of what the other sources feed me.

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How a Social Network Dies: The Friendster Autopsy

How a Social Network Dies: The Friendster Autopsy
Friendster in 2004, as captured by the Internet Archive. Screenshot: Wired

What kills a social network? A group of internet archeologists have picked over the digital bones of Friendster — the pioneering social networking site that drowned in Facebook’s wake — and we now have a clearer picture of its epic collapse.

Friendster was once the hottest thing in social networking. Google wanted to buy it for $30 million back in 2003, but — burdened by technical glitches and a more nimble competitor in Facebook — it was pretty much dead in the U.S. by 2006. That said, it trudged along for a few more years, helped by a relatively strong following in southeast Asia. Then, around 2009, a site redesign crushed it.

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