Do you remember Friendster? Does the name Myspace ring a bell? Since the ’90s there has been a flurry of social networking sites, some of which have reached dizzying heights of success while others haven’t been quite so successful.

So what separates the boys from the men when it comes to sustaining a successful social network? And just why did Myspace go from being top dog to a spam-filled wasteland?

Well, all of your questions have been answered in this nifty little infographic below courtesy of the folks from whoishostingthis.com.