3 ms·Phones with a social slant have been around since the 1870's.by joubert 17y agoPhones with a social slant have been around since the 1870's.billybob 17y agoYes. Previously, phones such as the "tin can with no string" only enabled conversations with oneself. The addition of "talk to someone else" technology was truly a revolution in social networking.joubert 17y agoYeah, but those cause brain tumors I hear.