{"id":747,"date":"2026-10-12T19:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugurkilci.com\/blog\/?p=747"},"modified":"2026-10-12T19:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:08:49","slug":"old-social-networks-are-coming-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugurkilci.com\/blog\/old-social-networks-are-coming-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Social Networks Are Coming Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I claim that old social networks are coming back, and I\u2019ll explain why below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After social media took the world by storm, the side effects of social networks have reached a point where they could even alter human DNA. Most people are now fed up with this. Never mind governments; even social networks themselves don\u2019t have a clear solution to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is exactly where things come into play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first news I saw was a few reports about MySpace making a comeback as a social network. Now I\u2019ve seen this news from Orkut.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two examples might not seem like much, but this could turn into a trend. Because, if you recall, when <strong>Twitter <\/strong>became \u201c<em>X<\/em>,\u201d alternatives like <strong>BlueSky<\/strong>, <strong>Mastodon<\/strong>, and <strong>Threads <\/strong>also began to emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, I\u2019m predicting that in the coming period, old social networks may make a comeback one by one. New networks might even emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, I\u2019ve started seeing a few new network concepts, ones focused on offline interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway. That\u2019s my prediction. I\u2019m writing this here so I can say \u201c<em>I told you so<\/em>\u201d if it comes true in the future. <strong>Joking aside<\/strong>, this is an exercise for me to broaden my entrepreneurial perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After all, my goal is to become a globally influential entrepreneur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I claim that old social networks are coming back, and I\u2019ll explain why below. After social media took the world by storm, the side effects of social networks have reached a point where they could even alter human DNA. Most people are now fed up with this. 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