The rapid rise of social networking over the past five years is nothing short of a phenomenon. In fact, according to the Nielsen Company, the New York-based media conglomerate, social networking and blogs are now more popular than e-mail.
The numbers are astonishing. Again according to Nielsen, two-thirds of the world’s Internet population visit social networking or blogging sites, accounting for almost 10% of all Internet time. “Social networking has become a fundamental part of the global online experience.” John Burbank, Nielsen Online’s CEO, said.
While the sites early growth was due mostly to young people, the audience has now broadened to include people of all ages, from all professions and trades. The sites have actually become a sophisticated tool in use by job-seekers, business owners and organizational decision-makers.
The top five social networking sites this past February, ranked by growth in traffic, according to Nielsen, were:
1. Twitter
2. Zimbio
3. Facebook
4. Multiply
5. Wikia.
Web analytic company Compete Inc. ranked the top 10 social networking sites by monthly visits. Heading the list was Facebook, followed by MySpace, Twitter, Flixster, LinkedIn, Classmates, myYearbook, LiveJournal, imeem and MyLife (formerly Reunion.com). The numbers for the top three were nothing short of staggering: Facebook (1,191,373,339); MySpace (810,153,536); and Twitter (54,218,731).
"It is so nice to be part of this unstoppable growing social network. Stay connected with the whole world and be popular!"
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hi ate
ReplyDeletewow.. twitter. may ganiyan ako pero hind ko na ma-access.
pwedeng tanong? bakit gustong gusto ng mga tao sa fb? anog meron dun? ala mu, curious lang, haha
FB is the most widely visited social network today. Sign up and enjoy its cool and plenty applications and advertisements!
ReplyDeleteI haven't sign up for Twitter maybe one of these days :D
thanks for the comment!