A social networking website founded by Andrew Weinreich in 1997, named for the six degrees of separation concept, that let members create profiles and list friends, family and acquaintances. Media scholars boyd and Ellison identify SixDegrees as the platform where this newer generation of social networking sites began, and it is widely regarded as one of the first sites to combine the profile-plus-friend-list model that later platforms such as Friendster, MySpace, LinkedIn and Facebook would build on.
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1. SixDegrees.com, Wikipedia
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was founded by CEO Andrew Weinreich in May 1996 and was based in New York City
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SixDegrees shut down one year later on December 30, 2000
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This newer generation of social networking sites began to flourish with the emergence of SixDegrees in 1997.
- SixDegrees.com, overview section
- Associated With: Andrew Weinreich
- In Category: Organizations
- Associated With: Social Media
- Milestones Credited: Launch of SixDegrees.com
- Associated With: Social Networking Site
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