National Social Media Day

6/30/2020 (Permalink)

June 30^th is National Social Media Day.  In a relatively short time, social media has completely transformed our lives.  Many people might be surprised to know that it all started with a site called Friendster.  According to Wikipedia, “Friendster was a U.S. social networking site based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2002 and launched in March 2003 by Jonathan Abrams.  The company was sold in 2015 and became a social gaming site based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.”

A more widely known social networking site called My Space was born from Friendster.  According to Wikipedia, “In August 2003, several eUniverse employees with Friendster accounts saw potential in its social networking features.  The group decided to mimic the more popular features of the website.  Within 10 days, the first version of Myspace was ready for launch… From 2005 to 2008, it was the largest social networking site in the world, reaching more than 100 million users per month.”

Of course, we all know that Myspace was eventually dwarfed by Facebook.  Today roughly 68% of U.S. adults say that they use Facebook, and roughly three-quarters of them say they access Facebook on a daily basis.  Facebook users span a wide range of ages and demographic groups. 

Given those numbers, it’s not surprising that most U.S. companies also have a Facebook page.  We here at SERVPRO of Appleton are no exception.  We would love to count you among our followers at:

https://www.facebook.com/SERVPROAppleton

Followers of our page can find helpful tips for cleaning their homes, avoiding disasters and so much more