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 threadPatrick "Trick" Morris 
@ada @aurynn @randomdent @dxciBel 120668. No idea why that still pops up so fast. Edit: My login still works? Damn.
Nov 30, 2022 at 10:31pmWeb
Show threadAdaNov 30, 2022
@trick
@aurynn
@dxciBel
@randomdent You were an early adopter! I was in the 2 millions
Show threadAurynn ShawNov 30, 2022
@ada @trick @randomdent @dxciBel I had a really early number I forgot, and then my later number is in the tens of millions
Show threadL. FalkenstromDec 1, 2022
@trick @ada @aurynn @randomdent @dxciBel
My ICQ no is 550995 but it was some years since I used it.