random dentNov 30, 2022

what was your first social network?

(plz boost for sample size)

bbs/fidonet
24%
usenet/mailing lists
22.3%
irc
24.3%
myspace
14.4%
fb/tw/ig & later
15%
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Show threadAurynn ShawNov 30, 2022
@randomdent voted for IRC, but it was ICQ that really started it for me
Show threadisabel  Nov 30, 2022
@aurynn @randomdent is icq based on irc? i used it when i was 6 to send my brother keyboard smashes and then forgot about it so i never learned mich about how it works
Show threadAurynn ShawNov 30, 2022
@dxciBel @randomdent ICQ was the first instant messaging protocol ... app ... thing.
Show threadAdaNov 30, 2022
@aurynn @dxciBel @randomdent I still remember my ICQ number off the top of my head for some reason...
Show threadChristopherNov 30, 2022
@ada @aurynn @randomdent @dxciBel I still have access to my account! None of my contacts have been online since 2004...
Show threadAurynn ShawNov 30, 2022
@Kichae @ada @randomdent @dxciBel wait I thought ICQ was taken down years ago
Show threadChristopher

@aurynn @ada @randomdent @dxciBel Nope. They're still limping along. Some Russian company bought it off of AOL quite a few years ago now and have been trying to position it as a mobile messenger and, more lately, video conferencing platform.

One should very much not use it.

Nov 30, 2022 at 8:58pmWeb
Show threadAurynn ShawNov 30, 2022
@Kichae @ada @randomdent @dxciBel Gosh. Wow.
Show threadzahlDec 8, 2022
@Kichae @aurynn @ada @randomdent @dxciBel Wait does that mean my 20 year old login/pass would work?
Show threadChristopherDec 8, 2022
@quirkystreets @aurynn @ada @randomdent @dxciBel Mine did...