Comments on: Facebook Popularity Surges Amongst UK Social Net Users http://paidcontent.org/2007/05/23/419-facebook-popularity-surges-amongst-uk-social-net-users/ The economics of digital content Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: kenobi http://paidcontent.org/2007/05/23/419-facebook-popularity-surges-amongst-uk-social-net-users/#comment-49913 Thu, 24 May 2007 18:19:46 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2007/05/23/419-facebook-popularity-surges-amongst-uk-social-net-users/#comment-49913 yes, yes, but where's Yahoo360 placed in all of this?

Has Hitwise omitted it for a reason (e.g. it doesn't believe it's a social network), not realised it exists (unlikely) or is it not getting enough traffic (surely not?)

Hitwise or Yahoo – can you shed some light on this? After all MSN Spaces is in there – where's Yahoo equivalent service?

]]> By: Colin Donald http://paidcontent.org/2007/05/23/419-facebook-popularity-surges-amongst-uk-social-net-users/#comment-49912 Thu, 24 May 2007 15:40:46 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2007/05/23/419-facebook-popularity-surges-amongst-uk-social-net-users/#comment-49912 A great deal of this growth seems to be not only students, but business people bulk uploading their Outlook or LinkedIn contacts into Facebook.

I started a Facebook profile before it opened up (using a US alum e-mail address) just for research. Didn't tell anyone about it. In the last four weeks, I've had a wave of friend requests, many from people haven't seen for a while.

When I ask around, the typical responses are that "it's MySpace for grown-ups" and it’s a more friendly environment than linked in, meaning it can convey more about me personally than just a LinkedIn profile.

I think Facebook has a real shot at overtaking LinkedIn as a general-purpose network for adults.

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