Hello Friends , I have been reading about social sites and doing a lot of research to understand completely how do they really work (in terms of revenue) There are many big social sites like FaceBook , MySpace , Hi5 , Bebo. The newest and fastest growing is FUBAR. An interesting concept of buying drinks online as you are in a bar and you can make new friends. I would like to listen your opinion what is the difference between many social sites and what things would make YOU join a social site immediately? Thanks Olgi
nice topic dude.. i like the social networking sites with good appearance and a clear n fast surfing and good features like as i never seen in a social network before... i feel comfortable with hi5 other wise its blocked in here i use proxy to access it thats it thnx Olgi Joseph Sh.
Something tells me you're the creator of this "interesting concept". Anyways I checked out the site, clicked on a profile and was immediately prompted to register. Since I didn't feel like registering I turned around and left. During my brief stay I saw nothing different from the many other myspace wannabes, other than the cheesy bar theme.
Thanks guys for your replies! Raisin , Im not the creator of that interesting concept but I might be the creator of another interesting concept thats why Im asking what features would each of you like in a social networking site
Well in that case allow people to browse around without prompts to register. If FUBAR had any great features I didn't see them because I jumped out of there as soon as I was asked to register. I'll spend quite a bit of time on a site, but I won't register for one if I don't feel that I'll ever come back to it, and if the site asks me to register before I can make up my mind I'll simply leave.
people join social site for 2 reasons in my opinion. one to make friends and network with existing friends. and 2 is to market. i joined couple of social sites to promote couple of my sites and got some positive response but its a continous work and the result stops soon after you stop promoting (making new friends, post comments, etc). so i bailed out and decided that SEO is the best option and better use of my time and can give me long term result
social networking sites are the bomb...i love nice designs and good features...like Raisin was saying, any site that wont let me browse through first before asking me to register, i would just bail!
well, i love those networking websites which are easy to use and i feel hi5 a comfortable one but with a lot of spamming.
One of the things that makes me join an online comminity is an invitation from close offline friends.
Interesting post. There was actually an article in Fortune just the other day about how the Web2.0 bubble is bursting (I'm not sure I agree). I think sites like Furbar, or something like IMVU (a 3D avatar social network) or Gaia (an anime art community, both of which are growing incredibly quickly) just show that web2.0 is starting to edge into web2.01 and innovators in the social networking fields are going to have to become more creative to compete with the oversaturation of myspaces and facebooks. Thanks for the interesting topic!
Thanks meaghannf for your reply ! I highly appreciate it and Im looking for more opinions from others too Cheers Olgi
Have i missed something or none of you had written about Orkut It is one of the most used site in India ,Brazil and is now gaining popularity in US too
No worries hoss. Many say that. Between those who try that technique (posting about, "something they heard about", and the masters of the universe who try and call out everyone, I wouldn't take it personal chief.
Well, whenever I follow a link for a site that's supposedly great, only to find some cheesy concept like Fubar. It sends up a big red flag about the person recommending it. If calling them out on it makes me He-Man, then yes, I do have the power. I have no idea if he made the site or not. I can only say what my suspicion is about why someone would post a link to it.