The internet took off in aus due to social networks. The popular ones were all the cc field of email. Many had work addresses first before deciding they wanted

The internet took off in aus due to social networks. The popular ones were all the cc field of email. Many had work addresses first before deciding they wanted that at home. Hotmail worked ok too. There were a lot of weaknesses to that unstructured and decentralised approach to social networks but also something to be said for it that has been lost.