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Don’t forget the Facebook started as an exclusive club, you had to have a .edu email address to sign up. In the beginning you even had to be in specific college
by wil421 3y ago
Don’t forget the Facebook started as an exclusive club, you had to have a .edu email address to sign up. In the beginning you even had to be in specific colleges for sign up.
Yes, the Harvard dorms were a big reason it gained traction.
- bhpm 3y agoFacebook started at Harvard, not Stanford.
- wil421 3y agoEdited.
- vineyardmike 3y agoThe difference being that everyone in your social circle could get in at the same time. Most college students want to socialize with students at their college. Artificially segmenting the market by a waitlist chronologically doesn’t have the same affects. That’s why a lot of social platforms give “invite codes” to existing members - invite your friends to bootstrap connections so your members aren’t on a desert island.