As Netflix soared, Blockbuster would file for bankruptcy in 2010 and close its remaining video rental stores in 2013. Friendster Gil C // Shutterstock Friendster One of the first social networking websites, Friendster, launched in California in 2002. It had tens of millions of subscribers at ...
I spent a good bit of time in the San Jose area in the 1999-2001 time frame. I understand the attraction from a climate and natural beauty perspective–I really enjoyed my time out there. Still, I know several people who relocated to California thinking it was the promised land only to...