In the UK, before Facebook we had Friends Reunited which many, many people were members of. It seemed to pass a number of hands after the original developers so

In the UK, before Facebook we had Friends Reunited which many, many people were members of. It seemed to pass a number of hands after the original developers sold it - ITV bought it but it was beginning to lose members and interest, and they eventually sold it on to someone else. I reconnected with one of my old best friends from school who I'd not seen or spoken to in about 15 years so I certainly have it to thank for that (and we're still in touch). There was another social media/networking site called Faceparty that was a little closer to Facebook and I used that for a short while before eventually going on to MySpace and then Facebook. And now I've dropped social media entirely - don't miss it in the slightest.