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CampusNetwork, first launched in the summer of 2003 as SEASCommunity.com, was the first student-run online community dedicated to connecting users on college campuses.

History

CampusNetwork, a predecessor of Facebook,^[1] was created by two Columbia University sophomores, Adam Goldberg and Wayne Ting (who were student body and class president, respectively). The site launched in August, 2003.^[2] CampusNetwork offered its original users a unique forum to exchange ideas, to showcase artistic expression, and to connect with other students. It quickly became an important source of social-interaction for its members eventually connecting over 75% of the Columbia undergraduate population.

Site Features

Users could create personal homepages (eg. user.school.campusnetwork.com), post journals and photos. While it never took off as well as its main competitor, Facebook, as of 2005, it had the second largest number of registered users among college networking sites. CampusNetwork allowed users to create publicly accessible homepages.

Site Termination

With a peak of 240,000 users, the site was closed in February 2006. There is much speculation as to why the site was shut down; however, none of it conclusive.

References

1. ^ [1] Jensen, J.J., "Connecting is just a click away," Seattle Times, January 09, 2005. Retrieved October 26, 2007
2. ^ [2] Bourne, Claire, "Web sites click on campus." USA Today, November 23, 2004. Retrieved March 14, 2010

External links

• [3] Kopytoff, Verne, "Log on, link up. Social networking sits try to find new ways to keep users interested." SFGate, San Francisco Chronicle, December 13, 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
• http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_Spin.cfm?fnl=041008
• http://www.columbiaspectator.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/01/29/4018cb2de1dc6?in_archive=1 Columbia Daily Spectator, January 29, 2004 (broken link, to be fixed)
• [4] Pollack, Beth "Columbia CampusNetwork site comes to Penn," The Daily Pennsylvanian, October 12, 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
• [5] Pacia, Raymond "CampusNetwork broadens social web. Yale Daily News, October 5, 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
• [6] Schirard, Jackie "Texas Tech first non-Ivy eschool to join CampusNetwork." University Daily, Texas Tech, Lubbock Texas, (University Wire). Via HighBeam Research archive (subsrcription). October 18, 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
• [7] Crowley, Paul "CampusNetwork hopes to ensnare Duke students." The Chronicle (Duke University), October 19, 2004. (University Wire). HighBeam Research Archive (subscription). Retrieved March 15, 2010.
• [8] Resnik, Nick "New online group hopes to net UC Berkeley students." The Daily Californian, November 8, 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
• [9] Naples, Mark "What if community and networking site's went to 'college?'" OnlineSpin, October 7, 2004. Retrieved March 14, 2010
• [10] Moghe, Sonia "Texas A&M U.: Big 12 admitted on Ivy League network." The America's Intelligence Wire. Financial Times Ltd. 2004. AccessMyLibrary. 14 Mar. 2010.
• [11] Blatter, Helene "College life goes digital." The Press-Enterprise, October 2, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
• [12] Nedeau, Jeanne "Facebook faces lawsuits, competition." The GW Hatchet, March 3, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
• [13] Vawters, Tristan "U. Texas-Arlington student arrested, charged with assault." "The Shorthorn," Arlington, Texas, June 23, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2010.