Throwback Social Media

About this episode

Joy and Larisa discuss their favorite early 00s social media platforms, including AIM and Xanga.

We’re kicking it old school in today’s episode. Joy and Larisa are sharing some of their favorite early 00s social media before Instagram and TikTok took over the internet. Joy is up first with the OG instant messenger: AIM. Then Larisa throws it back to an early blogging site, Xanga. Do you remember either of these? ⁠You can also watch our podcast on YouTube. ⁠ ⁠Follow us on Instagram.⁠ Email us your 2% cozier or your cozy stories to ⁠ blanketfortfiles@gmail.com ⁠ for a chance to be featured in the blanket fort!

People in this episode

Hosts: Joy, Larisa

Topics covered

• early 00s social media
• AIM
• Xanga
• nostalgia
• internet history

Keywords

• social media
• AIM
• Xanga
• nostalgia
• early 2000s
• internet
• blogging

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, blanketfortfiles@gmail.com

Products: AIM, Xanga

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