- CampusNetwork
CampusNetwork, first launched in the summer of 2003 as SEASCommunity.com, was the first student-run online community dedicated to connecting users on college campuses.
History
CampusNetwork, a predecessor of
Facebook , [ [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2002146476_othersites09.html] Jensen, J.J., "Connecting is just a click away," Seattle Times, January 09, 2005. Retrieved October 26, 2007] was created by twoColumbia University sophomores, Adam Goldberg and Wayne Ting (who were student body and class president, respectively). CampusNetwork offered its original users a unique forum to exchange ideas, to showcase artistic expression, and to connect with other students. It quickly became an important source of social-interaction for its members eventually connecting over 75% of the Columbia undergraduate population.ite Features
Users can create personal homepages (eg. user.school.campusnetwork.com), post journals and photos. While it never took off as well as its main competitor, Facebook, as of
2005 , it had the second largest number of registered users among college networking sites. CampusNetwork allows users to create publicly accessible homepages.ite Termination
With a peak of 240,000 users, the site was closed in February 2006. There is much speculation as to why the site was shut down; however, none of it conclusive.
References
External links
* http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2004-11-23-campus-connection-usat_x.htm
* http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/12/13/BUG65A8Q1I1.DTL
* http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_Spin.cfm?fnl=041008
* http://www.columbiaspectator.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/01/29/4018cb2de1dc6?in_archive=1
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