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Social Networks Raise Questions and Challenges

Two-thirds of the world's Internet population visits social networking or blogging sites, accounting for almost 10% of all internet time, according to Nielsen net ratings. However, question marks surround the viability of the new networks' underlying business models. One thing is certain: there is an enormous, underlying want and need for social networks from the individual consumer.

Richard Cawdell, 12 October 2009

Orkut leads Indian social networks

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... More »

26 February 2008