Before there was Facebook, MySpace, and certainly long before Snapchat, people connected through Friendster, the social network of its time founded by Jonathan Abrams.

How did Friendster start?

Friendster was founded by Canadian computer programmer Jonathan Abrams in 2002, before MySpace (2003), Hi5 (2004), Facebook (2004) and other social networking sites. Friendster.com went live in 2003 and was adopted by 3 million users within the first few months.

What happened to Myspace and Friendster?

Founded in 2002, Friendster became the worlds most prominent social network for a short time. It was later overtaken by Myspace as well as Facebook and was ultimately shut down in June 2015.

How does Friendster make money?

Like most non-subscription-based Web sites and social networks, Friendster aims to make money by selling advertising to companies who want to reach their users.

Who bought six degrees?

YouthStream NEW YORK -- College-age marketing firm Network Event Theater Inc., which operates as YouthStream Media Networks, said it agreed to acquire community Web site operator sixdegrees inc. (www.sixdegrees.com ) for about $120 million in stock.