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Most Popular Social Networks: MySpace & Facebook?
MySpace and Facebook together account for 88% of all social media visits, according to a Hitwise survey.
MySpace leads with a WHOPPING 76%, while 3rd place Bebo.com (I'll admit I've never even looked at it) has less than 1%.
Pretty shocking statistics!
Now a number of sites were left out of the survey, including the extremely popular LinkedIn and YouTube.
What do I think?
- MySpace - I don't like them personally. Too many flashing lights and uuuugly interface.
- Facebook - I'm active, but not real crazy about spending much time in Facebook. It's growing on me, and just about everyone I know professionally is there.
- LinkedIn - I use and like it. It's much more business oriented. Again, just about everyone I know professionally is there.
- YouTube - Despite my "I'm not into video" mantra, I really dig YouTube. I was looking at old Frank Zappa interviews last night for example. I'm getting into video soon -- I've promised to myself to check it out
Some great business viral video possibilities here, as well as "how to" type videos. I love some of The SANS Institute videos, like Eavesdropping on Bluetooth by Josh Wright.
Thanks to Paul Gillin's newsletter for the heads up on the Hitwise report.
Ted,
LinkedIn is growing on me.
Facebook I don't like -- when I did participate, I felt like the middle-aged geezer in a bar full of 20-somethings.
MySpace is for kids.
I love YouTube, as does my son.
Another Web 2.0 invention that I love and use -- but isn't a social networking site -- Meebo. IM without having to download AOL spyware. :-)
Posted by: Dianna Huff | 01 March 2008 at 01:15 PM
Hi Dianna,
I'll check out Meebo!
Thanks
Posted by: T Demop, Blogging for Business | 03 March 2008 at 02:31 PM