Below is a list of the best Defunct social media platforms voted by readers and compiled and edited by our team, let’s find out
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1 Social Media Platforms That Thrived (or Died) in the Decade Past
- Author: gadgets360.com
- Published: 07/17/2022
- Review: 4.99 (756 vote)
- Summary: · Social Media Platforms That Died This Decade (2010-2019) · Google+ · Orkut · BlackBerry Messenger · Vine · Yahoo Messenger · Path · iTunes Ping
- Detail: https://gadgets360.com/social-networking/features/social-media-platforms-growth-dead-decade-2010-2019-instagram-whatsapp-snapchat-tiktok-2154799
2 Why These Social Networks Failed So Badly – Gizmodo
- Author: gizmodo.com
- Published: 05/15/2022
- Review: 4.59 (207 vote)
- Summary: · Social media scholar danah boyd performed an extensive study … in 2017 that the various languages across sites’ containers would have been
- Detail: https://gizmodo.com/why-these-social-networks-failed-so-badly-1836996164
3 8 Discontinued Social Media Channels and Features (+Why They
- Author: blog.hubspot.com
- Published: 03/15/2022
- Review: 4.41 (462 vote)
- Summary: · 1. Vine · 2. MySpace · 3. Friendster · 4. Google+ · 5. Open Diary · 6. Ping · 7. Orkut · 8. Eons
- Detail: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/dead-social-networks
4 Six defunct social platforms share spooky lessons – AdStage
- Author: blog.adstage.io
- Published: 07/14/2022
- Review: 4.39 (512 vote)
- Summary: · Orkut looked and functioned pretty much the same as every other social media platform at that time — you could add people, share content,
- Detail: https://blog.adstage.io/2018/10/29/6-dead-social-platforms-share-lessons-from-the-grave
5 10 Surprising Social Media Stats from the Past Decade
- Author: scootermediaco.com
- Published: 11/15/2021
- Review: 4 (344 vote)
- Summary: · The 2012 Nielsen Social Media Report ranked the top 10 social media platforms (and take a deep breath, because there are some serious throwbacks
- Detail: https://www.scootermediaco.com/2022/04/social-media-stats/
6 A Chronological History of Social Media – Interesting Engineering
- Author: interestingengineering.com
- Published: 10/16/2021
- Review: 3.99 (469 vote)
- Summary: · Friendster emerged in 2002. This Malaysian-built platform, now defunct, was initially used as a social networking service website. It was used
- Detail: https://interestingengineering.com/culture/a-chronological-history-of-social-media
7 Top 10 Platforms For Your Real Estate Social Network In 2022
- Author: fortunebuilders.com
- Published: 10/11/2021
- Review: 3.75 (342 vote)
- Summary: It’s one of the oldest social media platforms unless you count all-but-defunct sites like MySpace. For many people, getting excited about a platform that’s been
- Detail: https://www.fortunebuilders.com/real-estate-social-network/
8 10 Unknown Social Media Networks – Listverse
- Author: listverse.com
- Published: 02/03/2022
- Review: 3.43 (565 vote)
- Summary: · Although now defunct, ZiiTrend was an interesting social media site in the mid-2000s that focused on the predictive capabilities of the Internet
- Detail: https://listverse.com/2016/02/15/10-unknown-social-media-networks/
9 15 Social Media Platforms That Failed Miserably – TheClever
- Author: theclever.com
- Published: 06/29/2022
- Review: 3.21 (327 vote)
- Summary: · 15 Social Media Platforms That Failed Miserably ; Surfbook – The OG Like? Via: Arstechnica.com · 12. Yahoo! Buzz – Minus the Buzz · Via: Crunchbase
- Detail: https://www.theclever.com/15-social-media-platforms-that-failed-miserably/
10 How to move forwards from research on now-defunct social media
- Author: research.ed.ac.uk
- Published: 12/23/2021
- Review: 3.19 (584 vote)
- Summary: Undertaking research on web platforms and online communities can present very particular challenges and risks. These spaces can be subject to frequent and
- Detail: https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/how-to-move-forwards-from-research-on-now-defunct-social-media-pl
11 Social media isn’t fun, and that might be okay – media are plural
- Author: mediaareplural.ca
- Published: 07/16/2022
- Review: 2.93 (188 vote)
- Summary: · I remember enjoying my time on sites like Tumblr and Twitter years ago, before the former died and the latter became a mudslinging venue where
- Detail: https://mediaareplural.ca/social-media-isnt-fun/
12 6 Early Social Media Platforms And How Their Influence Lives On
- Author: mainstreethost.com
- Published: 10/15/2021
- Review: 2.84 (116 vote)
- Summary: · Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat are the social media giants of today, but which early platforms blazed the trail? … For the past five
- Detail: https://www.mainstreethost.com/blog/social-media-platforms-history/
13 About: List of defunct social networking services – DBpedia
- Author: dbpedia.org
- Published: 12/03/2021
- Review: 2.59 (199 vote)
- Summary: About: List of defunct social networking services · dbr:2channel · dbr:360voice · dbr:43_Things · dbr:AIM_(software) · dbr:Bolt_(website) · dbr:Multiply_(website)
- Detail: https://dbpedia.org/page/List_of_defunct_social_networking_services
14 Entrepreneur Social Network Sites for Engaged Business Owners
- Author: onsip.com
- Published: 03/26/2022
- Review: 2.54 (107 vote)
- Summary: There are many out there, and the landscape is extremely fluid – while performing research for this blog, I discovered many sites were acquired, defunct, or
- Detail: https://www.onsip.com/voip-resources/smb-tips/entrepreneur-social-network-sites-for-the-engaged-business-owner-list
15 Dead Social Media Platforms You Wish Were Still Around – Ranker
- Author: ranker.com
- Published: 01/17/2022
- Review: 2.4 (118 vote)
- Summary: The internet moves fast, so it’s common for beloved platforms to get usurped. Vine was doomed to failure when YouTube became the go-to video sharing site
- Detail: https://www.ranker.com/list/dead-social-media-platforms-you-wish-were-still-around/elise
16 List of defunct social networking websites – The Economic Times
- Author: economictimes.indiatimes.com
- Published: 11/08/2021
- Review: 2.46 (53 vote)
- Summary: Fed up with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram? Here’s how you can block these sites on your PC. Using social media websites is time-consuming
- Detail: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/list-of-defunct-social-networking-websites
17 Social Platforms that Failed – Candy Marketing
- Author: candymarketing.co.uk
- Published: 05/09/2022
- Review: 2.2 (55 vote)
- Summary: · Friendster lost popularity once MySpace, Facebook and Twitter had launched and gained users, and it relaunched in 2011 with a different slant,
- Detail: https://www.candymarketing.co.uk/social-platforms-that-failed/
18 How to Move Forward From Research on a Now-Defunct Social
- Author: methods.sagepub.com
- Published: 11/14/2021
- Review: 2.13 (100 vote)
- Summary: provides direct access to data feeds from many but not all social media and web platforms
- Detail: https://methods.sagepub.com/how-to-guide/move-forward-research-defunct-social-media-platform-tech
19 Data Posted to Defunct or Little-used Social Media Platforms
- Author: dpconline.org
- Published: 12/18/2021
- Review: 2.13 (155 vote)
- Summary: Group: Social Media. Trend in 2021: Consensus Decision ; Added to List: 2017. Trend towards greater risk. Previous classification: Critically Endangered
- Detail: https://www.dpconline.org/digipres/champion-digital-preservation/bit-list/critically-endangered/bitlist2021-data-on-defunct-social-media
20 List of Social Networking Sites in Alphabetical Order – Flap.TV
- Author: alphabetizer.flap.tv
- Published: 11/12/2021
- Review: 2 (186 vote)
- Summary: Below is an alphabetized list of social networking sites. About.me; Academia.edu; AsianAvenue; Athlinks; Audimated.com; Bebo; Biip.no; BlackPlanet; Bolt.com
- Detail: https://alphabetizer.flap.tv/lists/list-of-social-networks.php
21 AIM, Club Penguin, Myspace, and 10 Popular Social Networks in 2010
- Author: businessinsider.com
- Published: 10/30/2021
- Review: 1.89 (200 vote)
- Summary: · These are 13 of the most popular social networks a decade ago that have died or faded into obscurity · Friendster · Club Penguin · LiveJournal
- Detail: https://www.businessinsider.com/aim-myspace-club-penguin-social-apps-popular-2010-decade-2019-11
22 The History of Social Media – Sutori
- Author: sutori.com
- Published: 11/25/2021
- Review: 1.8 (58 vote)
- Summary: PLATO is widely considered to be the first social media platform, and revolutionized the way students … The homepage of the now defunct SixDegrees.com
- Detail: https://www.sutori.com/story/the-history-of-social-media–b4QyeYMSGDBzWVnA1MDuTdCM
23 Then and now: a history of social networking sites – CBS News
- Author: cbsnews.com
- Published: 02/27/2022
- Review: 1.63 (168 vote)
- Summary: · While the site had millions of registered users, due to the lack of people connected to the Internet, networks were limited. It would be a few
- Detail: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/then-and-now-a-history-of-social-networking-sites/
24 R.I.P. to the Top 10 Failed Social Media Sites – Search Engine Journal
- Author: searchenginejournal.com
- Published: 08/18/2022
- Review: 1.54 (124 vote)
- Summary: · R.I.P. to the Top 10 Failed Social Media Sites · 10. DailyBooth · 9. FriendFeed · 8. iTunes Ping · 7. Google Wave & Google Buzz · 6. Meerkat · 5
- Detail: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/failed-social-media-sites/303421/
