Friendster fizzled. Tumblr will never be what it was. Posts on X or TikTok get drowned in the churn of what’s trending or what platform owners want to boost.

AI protocols are evolving to address interactions between humans and AI, and among AI systems. New AI protocols aim to manage non-deterministic behavior, crucial for future AI integration.

Social media emerged in the early 2000s with platforms like Friendster and MySpace. Facebook and Twitter rose to prominence in the late 2000s, followed by Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok in the 2010s.

YouTube at 20: From a simple zoo clip to a powerhouse platform shaping creators, culture, and AI innovation.

YouTube wasn’t the first social media site. Platforms like GeoCities, Classmates.com, SixDegrees.com, Friendster, and MySpace all predate it. But those sites functioned like static digital places for ...

The same psychological and cultural forces that built U.S. steel empires and digital platforms are now constructing the biotech infrastructure that will define the next American century.

May 11: Friendster and others that got in early on Facebook stock will score big when the social network goes public. More. Facebook coughs up details on its mobile problem.

In the fast-evolving world of social media, many once-popular sites faded into digital history. Before Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok became household names, social networks like MySpace, Friendster, ...