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16 Jul 08

Top-5 Social Networking Sites: Ranked by Market Share of U.S. Internet visits.



  • Top 5 Social Networking Websites Ranked
    by Market Share of U.S. Internet
    Visits












































    Rank Name Domain May-08 Apr-08 May-07 YoY %
    Change     
    1 MySpace www.myspace.com 72.73% 73.82% 77.72% -6% 
    2Facebook www.facebook.com 16.24% 14.80% 11.47% 42% 
    3myYearbook www.myyearbook.com 1.40% 1.33% 0.29% 384% 
    4Bebo www.bebo.com 1.00% 1.09% 1.38% -28% 
    5BlackPlanet.com www.blackplanet.com 0.90% 0.98% 0.83% 9% 
26 Jun 08

Social Network List - Over 700 SNS listed!


  • Welcome to Social Network List!


    Over 700 Social Networks listed!
    Real Networks, Real People!
    Rate your favourites!

21 Jun 08

What is the Future of Social Networks? | Social Media Trader

  • Pervasive


    The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave
    themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable
    from it.
    - Mark Weiser

17 Jun 08

A Look at Social Network Aggregators

Here's a quick look at social network aggregation tools. Let's explore some cool ways to consolidate our lifestreams!

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The 19+ Social Network Aggregator List | MakeUseOf.com

Is Facebook One Social Network Or An Aggregator Of Social Networks? - Mobile Blog - InformationWeek

  • Facebook is an aggregator of networks. While the totality of its users may form
    one big social network -- and right now the company is using that mega-network
    to drive growth -- the core of the platform is designed to house all kinds of
    closed, niche networks. All Facebook really needs to do is to give users more
    ability to customize each of these niche networks. Do you think Facebook isn't
    working on this?

Slashdot | Social Network Aggregation, Killer App in 2008?

  • blogdig writes "Managing
    scattered online Social Life on multiple Social Networking sites    , I sense,
    will become a Killer App Category 2008. There are several startups now in the
    "Social Network Aggregation" space and this App Category should diversify and
    catch momentum in 2008. Some startups are focusing on identity consolidation,
    others on messaging consolidation and on tracking friends. Some like Profilefly
    offer consolidation of multiple things like Profiles, Contacts and
    Bookmarks....The need for users to be a member of not just one but multiple
    social networks can be understood through Barry Wellman's concept of 'networked
    individualism    '..."

Visualizing Social Media Fatigue - ReadWriteWeb




  • Visualizing Social Media Fatigue


    Written by Josh Catone / February
    8, 2008 10:58 AM / 17
    Comments


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    Our attention is stretched so thin these days that there are
    times when I have actually tried to register for what I thought was a new
    service only to realize later that I already had an account -- it just got lost
    in the shuffle. With so many new web sites and services vying for our attention
    it is easy to feel the effects of social media fatigue. Andrew Shuttleworth, a
    social media junky living in Japan, thought it might be helpful to try to map
    his social media usage. The result is a staggering view of how information we
    put on the web flows.

    • I'm not out to criticize, but I'm very curious how he feels about it and if he feels like he's being more effective by belonging to so many services. When do we hit the law of diminishing returns?



      In any case, "Social Network Fatigue" and "Social Media Fatigue" is going to be the popular catchphrase of 2008 for Internet experts. As I've written last week, there already has been a rash of articles on the topic:




      1. MySpace is Engagement Are Down?

        "The average length of time users spend on all of the top three sites is on the slide. Bebo, MySpace and Facebook all took double-digit percentage hits in the last months of 2007." From the Register.Co.UK
      2. Google sees issue with Social Network Ads

        "We have found that social networking inventory is not monetizing as well as expected." George Reyes, CFO of Google. From the Financial Times
      3. Facebook Applications (Widgets) Decrease in Popularity

        "All of the top 10 leaderboard applications have seen substantial drops in daily users since peaking in November and December,"

        From Read/Write Web

Too Many Choices, Too Much Content - ReadWriteWeb

  • Too Many Choices


    However, there are certain areas we've noticed that seem to be the biggest
    sources of conflict as of late. In these areas, several companies are clamoring
    to be the winner of the space, releasing duplicate or similar products,
    constantly adding new features, and generally trying to one-up their competitors
    in an effort to come out on top. When there are several companies doing the same
    thing, it gets confusing for the average user and time-consuming for the early
    adopters who play with everything. In the end, the hope is that one great
    service would come out on top, but that's hardly ever the case. We're already on
    MySpace, Bebo, Facebook, and LinkedIn because there's no one winner for
    social networks...are we going to have to use all these newcomers battling it
    out, too?

  • Too Many Choices, Too Much Content


    Written by Sarah Perez / May 14,
    2008 4:00 AM / 42
    Comments
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