Open Diary
Description
Open Diary is an online diary community, an early example of social networking software. Founded on October 19, 1998, it is the oldest such community on the internet. The founder of Open Diary is Bruce Ableson, known on the Open Diary website by the title of his diary, [http://www.opendiary.com/entrylist.asp?authorcode=C100003&mode=date The DiaryMaster]. As of January 2008, there are 533,757 diaries on OpenDiary.com, including diaries from 63 different countries and all 7 continents.
Open Diary was [http://www.interviewbooks.com/opendiary_com.htm featured] in the 2005 book Net Success Interviews by E. Loughane, which is a compilation of interviews with "40 successful CEOs/founders of revolutionary internet companies."