June 28th, 2007
Mapping the social networking universe
Valleywag looks at how the planet is divided up among the major social networking services. It’s the modern version of who owns the pipes, except it’s who owns the hub of peoples’ digital lives and manages the ‘pipes’ that serve the data of their personal networks.
The maps needs more clearly differentiated shades of blue, but MySpace, Facebook, Livejournal and Orkut have the most surface area, which doesn’t necessarily translate into the most users individually. In turns out that Facebook has more international presence than MySpace, an dFriendster is strong in Southeast Asia.
Dan Farber, editor-in-chief of CNET News.com, has more than 20 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
