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Although the film’s accuracy is open for debate. The 2010 film “The Social Network” made the inner workings and background of the social media company very public, including some behind the scenes work of the company’s founder Mark Zuckerberg. It surpassed Myspace in 2008 in terms of page visits. It was started as a site exclusive to students at Harvard, then college students, and then it eventually exploded in 2006 when… essentially anyone over the age of 13 could join. Still around the center of our world today, Facebook… or “The Facebook” began in 2004. The site still operates today but isn’t nearly as popular.įacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Staff Profile music and a “top eight” of friends became a thing as well. Enter Myspace, who could, and did handle every social media need for years starting in 2003.Įveryone remembers their first friend: Tom from Myspace. How the story goes is that Friendster got too popular and couldn’t handle all the internet traffic. Status and mood updates became a thing with Friendster. Friendster originally had more of a dating spin attached to it, which would help set up people with friends in common. The original social site set the groundwork for having a list of “connections,” signing up with an email address, and having messaging between users.įriendster founder Jonathan Abrams holds up a promotional shirt (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)įriendster was the first challenger to the social media game, taking on Six Degrees, in 2001. The name is essentially what it sounds like, the theory that the world is connected to everyone else by no more than six degrees of separation. In light of the billion dollar acquisition, here’s a quick rundown of social media’s history, from the humble beginnings to the billion-dollar industry it has become:Ĭredited with being the first social media site is back in 1997. A number that can make one forget about how far social media has come. The CEO of Telsa is reported set to purchase the Twitter platform for $44 billion. He's since been released from custody as the investigation continues, police say.The social media world has been set ablaze by Elon Musk in recent weeks. The 34-year-old man was arrested for assault and mischief, and also allegedly damaged a building window, according to Victoria police. The man was then taken to hospital to be decontaminated from the pepper spray, before he was brought to VicPD cells.
Police say the man was "very intoxicated" and was aggressive with officers as they were trying to arrest him, prompting VicPD officers to use pepper spray.
Victoria police say a man was arrested just after 10 p.m. "Our staff and contracted security acted promptly and professionally to address the situation," said Jessiman. Jessiman says contracted security staff intervened in the fight before police arrived. "The health and safety of our audiences, performers, and staff are our top priority and the theatres have zero-tolerance for violence." "It was an unfortunate situation that occurred at Saturday’s Mother Mother concert," said Ainslee Jessiman, programming and communications associate for the Royal and McPherson Theatre Society. One man was eventually escorted out of the theatre. The roughly two-minute clip shows two men fighting in the upper balcony of the theatre, with their shirts seemingly ripped off during the scrap. The altercation occurred on Saturday evening at a Mother Mother show.
Warning: This story contains graphic video.Ī video posted online shows a fight breaking out at an indie rock concert in Victoria's Royal Theatre over the weekend.