If you’ve ever heard of the Path social networking app and wondered what it was, how it was used, and what happened to it, here’s a look at the application and its features. Was it a good alternative to Facebook, and why was it discontinued?
What Happened to Path? The Inside Story of a More Personal Kind of Social Media
Path was a mobile app for iPhones and Android devices that launched in November 2010. It served as a personal journal for connecting and sharing with close friends and family. Path founder Dave Morin, a former Facebook executive, said the app offered users a place to "record all the experiences on their path through life."
With Path, users created a multimedia timeline, called a Path, that consisted of updates and interactions between friends and family. They could also follow and interact with other people's personal Paths. In many ways, the Path app resembled the look and functionality of Facebook's Timeline feature.
Path was available exclusively through the Apple App Store and the Android Market (now known as the Google Play Store) and did not offer a web version.
