Q 01/05

Which early social network, launched in 1997, was named after a theory of how people are connected?

A) Friendster

B) ASmallWorld

C) TheGlobe.com

D) SixDegrees.com

Answer · why

D) SixDegrees.com

SixDegrees.com. YouthStream Media Networks bought it in 1999 for $125 million in stock, barely three years after it launched.

Q 02/05

Friendster turned down a $30 million buyout offer in 2003 from which search giant?

A) Google

B) Yahoo

C) Microsoft

D) AOL

Answer · why

A) Google

Google. Founder Jonathan Abrams raised venture capital instead, and by 2004 he was out of the company after falling out with those investors.

Q 03/05

Which company bought Myspace for $580 million in July 2005?

A) News Corporation

B) Time Warner Inc.

C) Walt Disney Co.

D) Bertelsmann AG

Answer · why

A) News Corporation

News Corporation. By April 2008, though, Facebook had caught up with Myspace in monthly visitors worldwide.

Q 04/05

Which pop star co-bought Myspace in June 2011 for roughly $35 million?

A) Pharrell Williams

B) Justin Timberlake

C) Bruno Mars

D) Kanye West

Answer · why

B) Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake. His partner in the deal, Specific Media, later renamed itself Viant and was bought by Time Inc., Myspace and all, in 2016.

Q 05/05

Which TheFacebook co-founder fought the company in court after his stake was diluted in 2005?

A) Dustin Moskovitz

B) Eduardo Saverin

C) Chris Hughes

D) Andrew McCollum

Answer · why

B) Eduardo Saverin

Eduardo Saverin. The two sides settled in 2009, and Facebook put his name back on its list of founders.