Definitions and ExplanationsWhat is Google+? Google+ is Google’s own social networking site which is setup to directly compete with Facebook, the biggest social networking site in the world. Google has been known as the search engine of choice when browsing through the internet, but has continuously explored other options to expand its online presence and provide more [...]
What is Moko? Moko is short for “Moko.mobi”, a global chat platform that enables people to connect with friends via their computers or cellular phones. It also features other social networking tools such as uploads for photo, video, and music which one user can share with his/her network of friends. Through partnerships with various wireless [...]
What is iTunes Ping? iTunes Ping is Apple’s version of social networking which is integrated with their music applications service, iTunes. This new feature of iTunes was released to the public in September 2010 along with other Apple products like the new Apple TV and new iPod version. iTunes Ping is targeting the social networking [...]
What is Google Buzz? Google Buzz is a “social networking” type of tool available for GMail users. GMail is Google’s internet-based email platform and with the Google Buzz feature, users will have more features for messaging and social networking. Similar to other social media sites, Google Buzz allows for posting and/or sharing of various media [...]
What is Hyves? Hyves is a social networking site popular among the Dutch. In fact it is more popular than Facebook and MySpace in the Netherlands. It has more than 10 million registered users, with most of them Dutch. The site’s users practically represent about two thirds of the entire population of the Netherlands. Hyves [...]
What is Foursquare? In 2009, Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai created a service called Foursquare. So what is this Foursquare all about and why is it gaining more users? The service is actually a location-based social networking website. However, it is not the typical social networking website that internet users join in. Foursquare is both [...]
What is IMVU? IMVU stands for Instant Messaging Virtual Universe, and is a social networking website in 3D format. IMVU features chat rooms, games, and places of virtual interaction with other people. Users can also create their own avatars to join in games and different animated environments. Founded in 2004, IMVU has already attracted 40 [...]
What is LinkedIn? LinkedIn is another social networking website created on December of the year 2002. Started marketing in May 2003, LinkedIn is business-oriented and is intended for professional networking. LinkedIn rapidly increased its popularity and as of present, it has a record of over 90 million members who signed up. The professional networking site [...]
What is Zoosk? – A Simple Review Zoosk is a fresh and popular internet dating website. The program is not just your usual dating website. Zoosk is an intelligent internet program that makes use of popular social networking websites with the likes of MySpace and Facebook. In short, Zoosk is both an internet dating and [...]
What is Yelp? – A Simple Review Yelp is another example of a social networking website. However, it is not just your typical social networking website. Actually, it is a social networking site, user review and a local search website. Yelp has an increasing number of unique visitors. It approximately has 30 million monthly visitors. [...]
What is Twitter? If you have a business idea and your target market was about 150 million people from all around the world, or you had information that you wanted to share with a similar number of people spread across the globe, Twitter would be a good place to get your audience. It is one [...]
