Anyone remember “Me at the zoo”- the very first YouTube video of that man and the weirdly watchable elephants? It now has 56 million views. Photosharing sites like Photobucket and Flickr, social bookmarking site and the now ubiquitous blogging platform, WordPress also came into existence.
LinkedIn emerged, targeting the business community. Registering its one millionth user that same year, the site dropped the “the” to became just “ Facebook” in 2005, after the “” domain was purchased for $200,000.Īround the same time, a tidal wave of other social media sites swept ashore: In 2003, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facemash, described as Harvard University’s answer to Hot or Not. And that was the start of its decline from ultra-trendy to ultra-tacky. The site had 25 million users and was the fifth popular site in the United States when it sold to NewsCorp that year. Its customizable public profiles (which often featured music, videos and badly shot, half-nude selfies) were visible to anyone, and were a welcome contrast to Friendster’s private profiles which were available only to registered users.Ģ005 marked the apex of Myspace. In droves, frustrated Friendsters said “sorry it’s not me, it’s you” and pulled up stakes for Myspace, the Friendster rival that quickly became the go-to site for millions of hip teens. Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise and took a toll on its servers, impacting users, who increasingly looked to connect elsewhere. Messaging “friends of friends of friends” was also a thing.
You could create a profile, include “status updates” and reveal your mood. Launched in 2002, Friendster was originally going to be a dating site that would help set up people with friends in common. Then along came everyone’s BFF: Friendster. The site is rumored to have influenced the creators of Facebook and YouTube-and nurtured millions of insecurities.Īfter being sold off a few times, its new owners tried to revive it as a “game” in 2014. Who can forget Hot or Not ( )-the site that invited users to submit photos of themselves so others could rate their attractiveness. The site amassed around one million users before it was bought out for $125 million …and shuttered in 2000, though it later made a modest comeback and still subsists today. On one of the first true social media sites,, you could set up a profile page, create lists of connections, and send messages within networks. The first social media site is born (1997)
That miss proved the decisive moment in the tie's first leg, as referee Srdjan Jovanovic waved away late penalty appeals for a Sam Vokes handball, with Basaksehir travelling to Lancashire for next Thursday's reverse fixture.The 29 most important moments in the history of social media 1. James Tarkowski and Jonathan Walters both failed to bundle home in the box as Burnley made a strong start to the second half.Įdin Visca proved a handful for the Burnley defence and when the striker flicked on a long pass, substitute Milos Jojic should have scored but hit the side netting at Hart's near post. Hart, making his first appearance after joining from Manchester City, had to push away Junior Caicara's cross-cum-shot, with the goalkeeper then turning over a header from Manuel da Costa in the 36th minute. NNCXXSjPTAįormer Turkey international Emre pulled the strings in the Basaksehir midfield but the hosts lacked end product in the final third during the opening exchanges. The winners of the tie will face either Olympiacos or Luzern for a place in the group stages, with the Greek side leading 4-0 after the opening leg.Ĩ - Ashley Barnes had just 8 touches of the ball in the first half against Istanbul Basaksehir - fewer than any other player. Joe Hart kept a clean sheet on his Burnley debut as Sean Dyche's side battled to a 0-0 draw away to Istanbul Basaksehir in the Europa League's third qualifying round.īurnley were without key players including Chris Wood, Steven Defour and Robbie Brady for Thursday's trip to Turkey ahead of the start of the Premier League season.Īnd although Basaksehir had the better chances in a tight match at the Fatih Terim Stadium, Burnley held on to prevent the hosts taking a lead into next week's return leg at Turf Moor.