I remember getting that email from a friend (who's still my friend) and thinking nah. Same with friendster which existed pre-MySpace. Folks comparing this to

I remember getting that email from a friend (who's still my friend) and thinking nah. Same with friendster which existed pre-MySpace. Folks comparing this to MOOs and IRC are missing that this was one of those first anglings to do what MySpace and Facebook eventually did. IRC and other online environs weren't built to gather users and use their information as raw material for advertisers. Sixdegrees was, it just failed earlier and faster than most.