The most popular social networking service in the Netherlands is Hyves. It was created in 2004 to help users find and keep in touch with current and old friends as well as colleagues. Users utilize Hyves for communicating, self-presentation, flirting, and networking. With over 5 million users and 2.5 billion page views per month in 2007, Hyves is the most visited website in the Netherlands.

1. Social Networking Services
in the Netherlands
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2. Who
is talking?
• Matthijs Roumen, 21, from The Netherlands
• Student Communication & Multimedia Design
• Erasmus student at Anadolu University from sept. 07 until feb. 08.
www.mroumen.com/en/

3. What is the most popular sns in the Netherlands?

4. What is the most popular sns in the Netherlands?
Why was it created?

5. What is the most popular sns in the Netherlands?
Why was it created?
What are the users using it for?

6. What is the most popular sns in the Netherlands?
Why was it created?
What are the users using it for?
What does it look like?

7. hat is
the most popular social networking
service in the Netherlands?
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8. 5.000.000+ users
Most popular website in 2007
2.5000.000.000 page views / month
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9. Raymond Spanjar
CEO Hyves
www.mroumen.com/en/ photo by Marco Derksen

10. hy
was it created?
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11. find
& keep in touch with
current friends
www.mroumen.com/en/

12. find
& keep in touch with
old friends
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13. find
& keep in touch with
colleagues
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14. hat
are the users using it for?
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15. communicate
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16. self presentation
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17. flirting
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18. networking
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19. What
does it look like?
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20. hyves
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21. hyves
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22. hyves
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23. hyves
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24. questions?
mroumen @ gmail . com
sources
flickr.com
sxc.hu
marketingfacts.nl
hyves.nl
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