Before Facebook, There Was Finger: the Story of the First Social Network - The Technological Revolution of 1971 - iefimerida.gr

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Finger, 55 years after its birth, is still operating and used by technology enthusiasts. A 1971 protocol, without accounts, without an algorithm and without a central server, is now considered by many to be the first form of social network in the history of the internet. Its name is Finger and, 55 years after its birth, it is still operating, used by technology enthusiasts and, according to those involved with it, "waiting" for a new boom. Swip…