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Memory, came to fruition in 1973, followed by Usenet in 1979. Soon enough, most of the country’s major cities had their own bulletin board systems for personal computer users. Most bulletin boards were used to chat or trade, but some were set up as online text-based games. As more people began to use personal computers and connect to the Internet in the 1990s, social networking sites began to develop. Some of the early ones were GeoCities and Classmates. Another was called Six Degrees, and allowed users to register and connect with friends. Users could send messages and share posts with those in their inner circles. Though Six Degrees was short-lived, lasting from 1997 to 2000, it was a precursor for modern social networking programs. As the 2000s began, web users became entranced by

English computer scientist Timothy

Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989.

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Overview of Social Media and Privacy