What was Contact?

Previously, communication between people was mainlypersonal, later there were letters, telegrams, telephones, well and now social networks entered into fashion. And they are increasingly choosing our spare time. But what were the first networks? Today we will remember what kind of contact (Vkontakte) was. After all, there were not always so many different possibilities and applications in it, as now, when it was completely different.

At the very beginning, this site was intended forstudents of universities in St. Petersburg. Then, at the entrance to the site, an invitation to the directory was written. As we can see, at first this site was closed. But due to the fact that there were very few users, the site was made open. And even offered good gifts (modern players) to the most active users who will bring the most friends to this site. Many universities of Moscow and St. Petersburg participated in this competition. For the first four months, "Contact" has collected more than 50,000 users.

What was the contact visually?

If we consider the external image of this site,then it was a little angular and not so capacious. The left panel was much freer than now, the font is slightly larger. In this left panel there were only such tabs: my page, my friends, my photos, my messages, my groups, my meetings, my settings and nothing else. Also, the news of the user was separately highlighted. They were visible right on the page. Still there was such a thing as rating. At first it was only a percentage, located under a photograph in the form of a blue strip. Later, users could buy themselves a rating for money. The user could provide data: gender, marital status, hometown and political views. Further there was a contact information. These fields for filling practically did not change.

A year later, the left side of the site appearedseveral new tabs, such as: my videos, my notes, my groups. Also there was information about your political views. Users were able to watch movies from this site, send each other a hidden opinion and gifts. Gifts were previously on the right side of the user's page, above the wall.

In 2007, there appeared a paid rating, applications and almost the same functions as now. Only messages could be sent only in standard form, plus there was no video call.

We hope that you could imagine thissite, at the very beginning of its history. We hope that its modern look and functions quite suit you. You can see screenshots by clicking on this link.