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Social Network Service Online social networks for communities of people who: Share interests and activities Are interested in interests and activities of others Provides various ways for people to interact Chat Messaging Blogging, etc..

Online social networks for communities of people who:

Share interests and activities

Are interested in interests and activities of others

Provides various ways for people to interact

Chat

Messaging

Blogging, etc..

Popular Social Networking Sites MySpace Friendster Facebook Xanga Orkut Hi5

MySpace

Friendster

Facebook

Xanga

Orkut

Hi5

200,000,000 users Tom Anderson (president) Founded in 2003 Estimated worth-$327M MySpace Picture

200,000,000 users

Tom Anderson (president)

Founded in 2003

Estimated worth-$327M

50,000,000 users Jonathan Abrams-founder (2002) Estimated worth-$2.5M (down 2,000% from 2003)

50,000,000 users

Jonathan Abrams-founder (2002)

Estimated worth-$2.5M (down 2,000% from 2003)

58,000,000 users Mark Zuckerberg-founder (2004) Estimated worth-$1B

58,000,000 users

Mark Zuckerberg-founder

(2004)

Estimated worth-$1B

40,000,000 users Created in 1998 Charge for additional features (premium)

40,000,000 users

Created in 1998

Charge for additional features (premium)

68,000,000 users Orkut Büykökten-creator (2004) Owned by Google

68,000,000 users

Orkut Büykökten-creator

(2004)

Owned by Google

50,000,000 users Ramu Yamalanchi-creater/owner Most international social network

50,000,000 users

Ramu Yamalanchi-creater/owner

Most international social network

Sources “ The World Map of Social Networks.” Valleywag.com 6/28/2007 20 October, 2007 http://valleywag.com/tech/data-junkie/the-world-map-of-social-networks-273201.php “ Myspace.” Wikipedia.org 9/29/2005 20 October, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpace “ Facebook Site Tour.” Facebook.com 2007 20 October, 2007 http://www.facebook.com/sitetour/profile.php “ Friendster.” Wikipedia.org 3/29/2005 20 October, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendster

“ The World Map of Social Networks.” Valleywag.com 6/28/2007 20 October, 2007 http://valleywag.com/tech/data-junkie/the-world-map-of-social-networks-273201.php

“ Myspace.” Wikipedia.org 9/29/2005 20 October, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpace

“ Facebook Site Tour.” Facebook.com 2007 20 October, 2007 http://www.facebook.com/sitetour/profile.php

“ Friendster.” Wikipedia.org 3/29/2005 20 October, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendster