A new generation of social networking sites, led by FriendFeed, is trying to challenge the model of social networking companies such as MySpace and Facebook. The new service started by the creators of Google Maps and Gmail, claims that it is at the heart of an anarchic counter movement of 'lifestreaming, where users themselves aggregate and order their online social activities from multiple sources.
Michelle Wong, 19 September 2008
Orkut, which is now owned by Google, remains the dominant social network in India despite the entry of at least a dozen new home-grown players in this space. The overall picture, however, is far from clear. Web traffic data suggests that Facebook and MySpace have made inroads into the Indian...
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Sarita Jones, 26 February 2008
MySpace, Facebook and Bebo retained the top three spots in the ranking of US Social Networking sites in 2007, with MySpace still claiming over 70% of the traffic to social networks in spite of the publicity surrounding Facebook. MySpace now claims to have over 130 million users in the US.
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Simon Fox, 25 February 2008
The impact of Social Networks is growing rapidly in the UK. Social networks now account for more than 5% of traffic and 20% of all page impressions in the UK, and younger users are more likely to use them than web-mail based services. Viral marketing campaigns are also likely to be dominated by...
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Michelle Wong, 25 February 2008