Cheryl Lindo Jones

TIL about BlackPlanet. Very interesting and bittersweet tech history read.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/05/blackplanet-social-media-history/677839/

#tech #TechHistory #BlackTech #web #SocialMedia

Before Facebook, There Was BlackPlanet

Revisiting BlackPlanet, and a lost era when social media was still fun

The Atlantic
Apr 13, 2024 at 6:48pmMona for iPhone
Show threadJ. P. WhitesideApr 15, 2024
@jezlyn I also met my husband on BlackPlanet and we’re still together. I don’t sub to the Atlantic anymore, but the start of that story resonated with me.