2/26/2008

Social Networking Around the World

In case you were ever wondering what social networking sites are popular around the world, here's a graphical representation (click image for larger version):

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  • personal development for smart people” (sounds like a tag line I could use) writes on Using Online Communities Effectively. This article reads like a micro-summary of “The Virtual Handshake”. For anyone who is an active user of online communities, it’’s worth reviewing this.
  • KarlPMartim
    In the 19th century, the city, originally built on a hilly peninsula and surrounded by the river Aar, expanded beyond these natural switzerland clothing boundaries. Bridges were built over the Aar River to give the city an opportunity to develop.
  • Nice visualization. By the way, Myspace is the first social networking according to the map. However, as of now, I believe Facebook is the one.
  • I don't know whether LeMonde deliberately excluded them, perhaps not considering them in the "social" networking category, or if they just went by total user counts and those don't have as high numbers as the purely "social" sites.
  • Very popular until now. Your meme here was already a year ago and still social networking is growing: :bottomless" improving, garnering an overflowing followers... until when? endless I may say so.
  • personal development for smart people” (sounds like a tag line I could use) writes on Using Online Communities Effectively. This article reads like a micro-summary of “The Virtual Handshake”. For anyone who is an active user of online communities, it’’s worth reviewing this.



    Posted by David Teten
  • That was a cool map. Some social media network is not familiar with me.
  • Absolutely. And I don't know whether LeMonde deliberately excluded them, perhaps not considering them in the "social" networking category, or if they just went by total user counts and those don't have as high numbers as the purely "social" sites.
  • Outtanames999
    This map is obvious to anyone who has an account on these services. More to the point for a business focus is knowing that some also skew heavily in Europe: Ecademy (UK) and Open Business Club aka xing.com (Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, etc.). LeMonde evidently never heard of them.

    Too bad, because if you want to make serious business contacts on the European continent, you must join them. And your contacts will be fruitful and muliply easily if you do.
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