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  1. May 23, 2024 · One example is Six Degrees, the first social networking website that started in 1997 before Facebook but closed in 2001. When SixDegrees launched in 1997, only 21.6% of Americans were online. People then were using AOL dial-up connections. The addressable market was small, and the general public wasn’t ready to share their lives online.