List of defunct social networking websites
This is a list of defunct social networking websites.
| Name | Description/Focus | Registered users | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Things | Goal setting and achievement | 12,914[1] | Closed on 1 January 2015 |
| Avatars United | Online games | 22,686,225[2] | Open |
| Bahu | General; was popular in France, Belgium and elsewhere in Europe | 1,000,000[3] | Open to people aged 13–25 |
| Bolt | Teen community website | Open | |
| Capazoo | 230,000 | Open | |
| eConozco | Bought by Xing | Open | |
| FitFinder | Anonymous UK student microblogging website. | 322,113[4] | Open |
| Formspring | Social Q&A website | 290,000,000[5] | Open |
| FullCircle | Geosocial networking and location-based services portal for mobile devices | Open | |
| Hyves | Social (Dutch) | 10,300,000 | Closed in 2013; the Telegraaf Media Group announced it would reform Hyves from a social network platform to an exclusive gaming platform. All users had the ability to download their social profile. On December 1, 2013 all the non-downloaded accounts were removed. |
| Mobli | Social mobile photo and video-sharing website | Shutdown in 2016 | |
| Mugshot | Social network aggregator from Red Hat, with compatible desktop software and an official Firefox plugin | Open | |
| Piczo | A social networking and blogging website for teens; bought by Posh Media Group | Shutdown in November 2012 | |
| PlanetAll | Social network, calendar and address site founded in 1996 purchased by Amazon.com in 1998 but closed down in 2000 | 1,500,000 | Open |
| Pownce | Microblogging application (similar to Twitter) | Open | |
| Sixdegrees.com | 230,000 | Open to previous members | |
| Surfbook | Early Dutch social networking service which closed in 2004. Alleged inventor of the Like button.[6] | ||
| Windows Live Spaces | Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) | 120,000,000[7] | Open |
| Yahoo! 360° | Linked to Yahoo! IDs, closed everywhere except at Yahoo! Vietnam.[8] | Open to people 18 and older (Yahoo! login) | |
| Yahoo! Kickstart | Linked to Yahoo! IDs. Connecting students & Alumni | Open to students and alumni at specific colleges and universities (Yahoo! login) | |
| Yahoo! Mash | Linked to Yahoo! IDs. Closed. | Open to people 18 and older (Yahoo! login) |
References
- ↑ 43things.com Site Info Alexa. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ↑ Alexa Traffic Details for AvatarsUnited.com 27 July 2011
- ↑ "Bahu's video player and one million users". fr.techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ↑ Alexa Traffic Details for TheFitFinder.co.uk 23 May 2010
- ↑ "Hackers release more than 420,000 Formspring passwords". BNO News. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ BBC News - Facebook sued over 'like' button, February 11, 2013
- ↑ Windows Live Spaces Fact Sheet - August 2006 Retrieved 3 May 2008
- ↑ Yang Decides To Shut Down Yahoo360 - "Worldwide uniques were 10.5 million in october, 2007, but that was down 22 percent from the year before." -- TechCrunch: October 23, 2007
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