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The History of Social Networks: Myspace and Facebook

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Tech News, Technology, News

4.31.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Our profile on the history of social networks continues with two of the big competitors in the mid 2000s -- Myspace and Facebook. From the infamous News Corp buyout of Myspace for 580 million bucks to the even more infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal at Facebook, we take a look at how these networks shaped the web.

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